The weekend leading up to the eclipse on Monday, April 8, in Iqaluit was bright and cold, ideal conditions for most outdoor Toonik Tyme events.
This was welcome news as the previous week brought shifting temperatures, forcing the Iqaluit spring carnival planning committee to update and reassess the schedule daily for safety purposes.
During the weekend of April 7-9, Lake Imiqtarviminiq was the site of the fishing hole contest and the outdoor races. Meanwhile, across the ice, palaugaaq (deep-fried bannock) was cooked to feed hungry participants after their excursions. These events were overseen by 123!Go committee board members Adamee Itorcheak, Matthew Alainga, Pitseolak Alainga, Stephen Johnson and Haali Ell.
It was hustle and bustle as tourists and locals alike got involved in the fun on the ice. The teams were formed for the races, supervised by Matthew Alainga, and $35 NorthMart cards were handed out as prizes.
“Almost enough to buy you a pack of smokes!” Alainga joked.
ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᐅᑉ ᐃᓱᐊᓂᑦ ᐱᒋᐊᖅᖢᓂ ᑎᑭᓪᓗᒍ ᓯᕿᓂᖅ ᑕᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᒪᓐᑎᒧᑦ, ᑎᕆᒡᓗᐃᑦ 8-ᒧᑦ, ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓂᑦ ᖃᐅᒪᔫᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓂᒡᓕᓇᖅᖢᓂ, ᓈᒻᒪᑦᑎᐊᖅᑐᖅ ᑕᒪᓗᒃᑖᕐᓚᖕᒧᑦ ᓯᓚᒥᑦ ᑐᓂᒃ ᑕᐃᒻᒥᑦ ᕿᑎᒃᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᓄᑦ.
ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᑦᑎᐊᕙᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᓯᕗᓂᐊᒍᑦ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥᑦ ᐊᓯᐊᙳᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᓂᒡᓕᓇᕐᓂᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᐱᑕᖃᓚᐅᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ, ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓂᑦ ᐅᐱᕐᖔᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᙳᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᔨᓂᒃ ᓄᑖᙳᖅᑎᕆᔭᕆᐊᖃᖅᑎᑦᑎᑉᓗᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᐃᒃᑲᓐᓂᕆᐊᖃᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᖃᖓᒃᑰᓂᐊᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᖃᐅᑕᒫᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᑦᑕᕐᓇᖅᑐᖃᖅᑎᑦᑎᑦᑕᐃᓕᓂᖅ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᒋᑉᓗᒍ.
ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᐅᑉ ᐃᓱᐊᓂᑦ ᑎᕆᒡᓗᐃᑦ 7-ᒥᑦ 9-ᒧᑦ, ᐃᒥᖅᑕᕐᕕᒥᓂᖅ ᐃᓂᒋᔭᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᒡᓗᐊᓕᐅᒍᓴᐅᑦᑐᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓯᓚᒥᑦ ᓇᒃᑭᐅᖅᑐᓄᑦ. ᓯᑰᑉ ᐊᑭᐊᓂᑦ, ᐸᓚᐅᒑᓕᐅᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᓂᕆᑎᑕᐅᓂᐊᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᕿᑎᖃᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᑳᒃᑐᓂᑦ. ᐱᙳᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᓃᑦ ᑲᒪᒋᔭᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ 123!Go ᑲᑎᒪᔨᐊᓛᓄᑦ ᐊᑖᒥ ᐃᑦᑐᐊᑦᑎᐊᖅ, ᒫᑎᐅ ᐊᓚᐃᖓᖅ, ᐱᑦᓯᐅᓛᖅ ᐊᓚᐃᖓᖅ, ᓯᑏᕕᓐ ᔮᓐᓴᓐ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᕼᐋᓕ ᐃᐅᓪ-ᒧᑦ.
ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕈᓘᔭᕐᓇᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᑎᑭᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᑕᑯᔭᖅᑐᐃᑉᓗᑎᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᒥᐅᑕᐃᑦ ᑕᒪᕐᒥᒃ ᐃᓚᐅᖃᑕᐅᖕᒪᑕ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒃᑐᓂᑦ ᓯᑯᒥᑦ. ᐃᓚᒌᑦ ᐋᖅᕿᒃᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᓇᒃᑭᐅᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓄᑦ, ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑕᐅᑉᓗᑎᒃ ᒫᑎᐅ ᐊᓚᐅᖓᕐᒧᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᑖᒃᓴᖅᑖᖅᑎᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᖅᖢᑎᒃ $35-ᓂᒃ ᓂᐅᕕᕈᖕᓇᐅᑎᒥᑦ ᓂᐅᕕᖅᑎᓂᑦ.
“ᓈᒻᒪᖅᖃᔭᖅᑐᖅ ᐳᓗᐊᑦᑎᒐᒃᓴᖅᑖᕈᑎᒋᓂᐊᕐᓗᒍ!” ᐊᓚᐃᖓᖅ ᐃᔪᖅᓵᕆᑉᓗᓂ ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ.
