It's been a few weeks since I last communicated with you. Lot's of things have been happening. The snow is mostly all gone in and around Iqaluit, but there is still snow out on the hills and ice in the bay. Two ice breakers arrived this week to break up the ice, which is still 5 feet thick in the deep water, to allow the sealift ships to get in over the next few weeks.
It's getting warmer, plus 13 degrees this week with only a light breeze. It can still get cool at night but with sunlight from 3:00 am to 11:00 pm and dusk the rest of the time it never gets really dark and cold.
We've taken some pictures of some of the wild flowers that are coming up quickly with the long daylight hours. Hope you enjoy them.
The work crews have started to prepare some of the remaining dirt roads for paving, they are to finish the last 17 km this summer. Habitat for Humanity has started to build a new house and the church is to put up it framing this summer so lots of construction is going on.
I have been asked to work with the Air Cadets and will start training Cadets for a drum line in the fall, as well as instructing a course in Animation Basics so lots of prep work to do over the next 8 weeks.
Leslie has a new OR Manager at work, there hasn't been one since she arrived, so her presence is very welcome.
I guess that's all for now, so enjoy the photos!
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Great pics, certainly looks like summer is fast approaching.Glad you are both keeping busy and have fit in with your new digs and neighbours.
ReplyDeleteStarting vacation next week so will try to call before I leave.