Inuvikphotos.ca (Daily views from the NWT)

Here’s another view from the dog pound. Some puppies were recently born there.

Here’s a shot taken around 7pm. (Again, the shutter speed increases the brightness, so it’s too bad you can’t see the detail.) 

 Inuvik’s dog pound is always filled to capacity.Many people don’t take care of their dogs — leaving them outside while pregnant, etc —  and so the town has to confiscate animals.   Some are shipped to Edmonton or adopted locally, but unfortunately a great number are destroyed.

 Here are some faint northern lights around 2am.The night looks much brighter because the camera’s shutter was open for about 30 seconds. (The title is Canadian bluesman David Wilcox’s description of northern lights, from his Yukon gold rush song Shotgun City.) 

 Here’s the CBC Northwind songlist, as well as the radio station console.We often play traditional language music such as this song by Charlie Panikqunial. 

Here’s a window of the Mackenzie hotel, which catches the cold Inuvik wind.

When it’s -40 degrees, the last thing you want is to get stranded outside and have to wait for a towing!

 Can anyone read this NHL autograph? I believe it is from Guy Lafleur, who grew up in the same town (Thurseau, Que) as my mom.  

  Today was another yearly marker for Inuvik. We finally hit -40 degrees celcius. With the windchill, it might have even been colder.  At this temperature, there is an ice fog which rolls near the ground.  Hell of a day to be walking around taking photos! But seeing nature get this cold is mighty impressive.