Jane George
@sikugirl.bsky.social
Journalist, Arctic & bird-watcher, language-lover…my blog: https://jgeorgeblog.com/
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While January 2026 was a cold one in most of Ontario and Southern Quebec, warmer temperatures dominated elsewhere. Baffin Island and Ellesmere Island had their warmest January on record, with up to 11.4° above normal for Iqaluit - improving last year's record by more than a degree!
February 1, 2026 at 5:42 PM
While January 2026 was a cold one in most of Ontario and Southern Quebec, warmer temperatures dominated elsewhere. Baffin Island and Ellesmere Island had their warmest January on record, with up to 11.4° above normal for Iqaluit - improving last year's record by more than a degree!
Beam me up to Kuujjuaq, Nunavik this evening.
Amazing Aurora Borealis display.
Amazing Aurora Borealis display.
January 23, 2026 at 12:50 AM
Beam me up to Kuujjuaq, Nunavik this evening.
Amazing Aurora Borealis display.
Amazing Aurora Borealis display.
Another water crisis is unfolding in Gjoa Haven, Nunavut where there’s been little water delivery for a while due to a water plant pipe issue and truck problems. People are melting ice or doing without. This is a community that already has a lot of food insecurity and is still dark most of the day.
January 22, 2026 at 2:16 PM
Another water crisis is unfolding in Gjoa Haven, Nunavut where there’s been little water delivery for a while due to a water plant pipe issue and truck problems. People are melting ice or doing without. This is a community that already has a lot of food insecurity and is still dark most of the day.
Nunavut will fly Greenland’s flag near the territorial legislature!
January 20, 2026 at 5:46 PM
Nunavut will fly Greenland’s flag near the territorial legislature!
Deep pink skies this evening in Kuujjuaq, Nunavik, as shown in this photo from a friend. Great colour!!!!
January 20, 2026 at 12:59 AM
Deep pink skies this evening in Kuujjuaq, Nunavik, as shown in this photo from a friend. Great colour!!!!
I would like to be a fly on the wall at the White House today to know what is being said during the meetings between the US and Greenland. So crazy to think this discussion is even taking place. That being said, a positive is an increasing interest in the Arctic and my recent book.
January 14, 2026 at 5:17 PM
I would like to be a fly on the wall at the White House today to know what is being said during the meetings between the US and Greenland. So crazy to think this discussion is even taking place. That being said, a positive is an increasing interest in the Arctic and my recent book.
And in Kuujjuaq, Nunavik the northern lights out on a big show last night. I wonder, are the Aurora borealis more frequent and intense or does it seem that way because people have better cameras on their phones and internet to share them?
January 12, 2026 at 10:38 AM
And in Kuujjuaq, Nunavik the northern lights out on a big show last night. I wonder, are the Aurora borealis more frequent and intense or does it seem that way because people have better cameras on their phones and internet to share them?
The sun’s back in Cambridge Bay, Nunavut where it’s -37 C right now. My friends tell me it’s really cold and I know how that temperature feels. You can wear the heaviest parka and the cold just comes through as if you had nothing on at all.
January 11, 2026 at 11:35 PM
The sun’s back in Cambridge Bay, Nunavut where it’s -37 C right now. My friends tell me it’s really cold and I know how that temperature feels. You can wear the heaviest parka and the cold just comes through as if you had nothing on at all.
Thanks for still loving my book about my experiences as a journalist in the Arctic during the 1990s, Globe and Mail. Haven’t read it? You can order “Like an iceberg” from Amazon or the link in the G & M.
Books we’re reading and loving in January
Globe and Mail staffers and readers share their favourites reads of the month
www.theglobeandmail.com
January 3, 2026 at 11:51 PM
Thanks for still loving my book about my experiences as a journalist in the Arctic during the 1990s, Globe and Mail. Haven’t read it? You can order “Like an iceberg” from Amazon or the link in the G & M.
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You won't hear many fond remembrances of Bridget Bardot coming from the Arctic. Her activism caused hardship, poverty and death here. On top of that, she was super racist. I highly recommend watching the documentary Angry Inuk to learn more about that history.
December 28, 2025 at 7:49 PM
You won't hear many fond remembrances of Bridget Bardot coming from the Arctic. Her activism caused hardship, poverty and death here. On top of that, she was super racist. I highly recommend watching the documentary Angry Inuk to learn more about that history.
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Two people were seriously injured at approximately 3:30 a.m. Saturday morning, in an incident that involved Nunavik police. Story by Tom Fennario.
Police shooting sends 2 to hospital in Inukjuak, Nunavik
Quebec's police watchdog is investigating a police shooting in Inukjuak, Nunavik that sent a father and daughter to hospital.
www.aptnnews.ca
December 21, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Two people were seriously injured at approximately 3:30 a.m. Saturday morning, in an incident that involved Nunavik police. Story by Tom Fennario.
Yet another water crisis in Nunavut but at least the feds stepped in quickly, unlike in the Nunavik community of Puvirnituq where Quebec waited weeks to step in.
Living without clean water in frigid temperatures is terrible, but it’s something that southern Canadians don’t have to worry about.
Living without clean water in frigid temperatures is terrible, but it’s something that southern Canadians don’t have to worry about.
Water delivery resumes in Kugaaruk but residents still shouldn’t drink it | CBC News
The Hamlet of Kugaaruk, Nunavut, is again delivering water to homes in the community but telling residents that water shouldn’t be consumed even if its boiled or run through a filter like a Brita.
www.cbc.ca
December 10, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Yet another water crisis in Nunavut but at least the feds stepped in quickly, unlike in the Nunavik community of Puvirnituq where Quebec waited weeks to step in.
Living without clean water in frigid temperatures is terrible, but it’s something that southern Canadians don’t have to worry about.
Living without clean water in frigid temperatures is terrible, but it’s something that southern Canadians don’t have to worry about.
Thanks to the readers of “Like an iceberg” who are keeping it as one of the No. 1 best sellers in its category on Amazon.
It’s scary to self publish a book when the material is so close to my heart and meaningful to people in Canada’s Arctic.
If you haven’t read it, now’s the time.
It’s scary to self publish a book when the material is so close to my heart and meaningful to people in Canada’s Arctic.
If you haven’t read it, now’s the time.
December 8, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Thanks to the readers of “Like an iceberg” who are keeping it as one of the No. 1 best sellers in its category on Amazon.
It’s scary to self publish a book when the material is so close to my heart and meaningful to people in Canada’s Arctic.
If you haven’t read it, now’s the time.
It’s scary to self publish a book when the material is so close to my heart and meaningful to people in Canada’s Arctic.
If you haven’t read it, now’s the time.
Looking for a Christmas present for someone or a good read for yourself! Well, there’s lots of time to order Like an iceberg from Amazon. (And no, the melting ice is actually blue.)
December 2, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Looking for a Christmas present for someone or a good read for yourself! Well, there’s lots of time to order Like an iceberg from Amazon. (And no, the melting ice is actually blue.)
While you were sleeping this is what the northern lights looked like in Gjoa Haven, Nunavut where Elijah Takkiruk took this photo.
November 26, 2025 at 11:07 AM
While you were sleeping this is what the northern lights looked like in Gjoa Haven, Nunavut where Elijah Takkiruk took this photo.
Congratulations to John Main, Nunavut’s new premier! The questions leading up to today’s vote by the members of the assembly were the best I have ever heard during an election in the assembly since 1999, with focus on social issues and need for more employment among Inuit. John will do a great job.
November 18, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Congratulations to John Main, Nunavut’s new premier! The questions leading up to today’s vote by the members of the assembly were the best I have ever heard during an election in the assembly since 1999, with focus on social issues and need for more employment among Inuit. John will do a great job.
Thanks to the Globe and Mail for including my book in their “Books we are reading and loving on November.” If you haven’t yet, it’s easy to order on Amazon.
November 10, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Thanks to the Globe and Mail for including my book in their “Books we are reading and loving on November.” If you haven’t yet, it’s easy to order on Amazon.
Orcas also appear to find bowhead whales in the Canadian Arctic tasty.
November 7, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Orcas also appear to find bowhead whales in the Canadian Arctic tasty.
Just when you think things can’t get worse in Nunavik, they do, with charges now laid against the brother of a Salluit man whose twin was killed by police earlier this year.
Garnet Papigatuk, qui a perdu son frère jumeau aux mains des policiers, est accusé de voies de fait.
Des accusations portées contre un homme blessé lors d’une opération policière mortelle à Salluit
www.ledevoir.com
November 7, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Just when you think things can’t get worse in Nunavik, they do, with charges now laid against the brother of a Salluit man whose twin was killed by police earlier this year.
Wishing I was watching the moonrise this evening near Iqaluit. The ice cream-cotton candy effect…
November 1, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Wishing I was watching the moonrise this evening near Iqaluit. The ice cream-cotton candy effect…
Terrible fate. Why weren’t there warnings and rescues before it was too late...
For Alaskan Evacuees, Home Is Gone, With No Return in Sight.
For Alaskan Evacuees, Home Is Gone, With No Return in Sight.
For Alaskan Evacuees, Home Is Gone, With No Return in Sight
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October 20, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Terrible fate. Why weren’t there warnings and rescues before it was too late...
For Alaskan Evacuees, Home Is Gone, With No Return in Sight.
For Alaskan Evacuees, Home Is Gone, With No Return in Sight.
Another water emergency in Nunavut, this time in Pangnirtung. People in southern Canada take clean water for granted. But in northern Canada a lack of clean water upends communities, closing schools, etc. not to mention the health effects on residents.
September 28, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Another water emergency in Nunavut, this time in Pangnirtung. People in southern Canada take clean water for granted. But in northern Canada a lack of clean water upends communities, closing schools, etc. not to mention the health effects on residents.
More coverage in media from Greenland recently. But what about this? Restrictions are disrupting service at the new international airport in Nuuk, Greenland.
Restrictions Challenge Air Greenland’s flight schedule
Restrictions Challenge Air Greenland’s flight schedule
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September 27, 2025 at 8:25 AM
More coverage in media from Greenland recently. But what about this? Restrictions are disrupting service at the new international airport in Nuuk, Greenland.
That’s the first time for me anyway that the long-standing projects to join the NWT and Nunavut to the South are mentioned to together.
The Arctic Security Corridor from Yellowknife to the sea "needs more development" but is on a list of secondary targets for Mark Carney's Major Projects Office.
Arctic Security Corridor makes PM’s second-tier major projects list
The Arctic Security Corridor from Yellowknife to the sea "needs more development" but is on a list of secondary targets for Mark Carney's Major Projects Office.
cabinradio.ca
September 11, 2025 at 6:52 PM
That’s the first time for me anyway that the long-standing projects to join the NWT and Nunavut to the South are mentioned to together.