Departure from Winnipeg Airport
to Rankin Inlet, Nunavut
Sponsored by Calm Air
Official sponsor of Tulips 2005
(Thank you Brian Fotheringham for your support)
landing in Churchill, AB
and in Whale Cove, NU
Departure from Whale Cove
Rankin Inlet
Aug 29th
Jackson Lindell
Recreation Coordinator
Thank you Jackson.
What an incredible experience
His Worship Mr. Lorne Kusugak
Mayor of Rankin Inlet
receiving a Tulip Friendship Garden
in honor of the WWII Veterans
An Inuktitut dictionary
written by the father of Mr Lorne Kusugaq:
Mr. Thomas Kusugaq
Impressions of Rankin Inlet, Nunavut
The Kivalliq Inuit Association
formerly called the Keewatin Inuit Association, is oneof three regional birthright organizations of the Inuit of Nunavut. KIA is a "Designated Inuit Organization" (DIO), which represents the interests of all Inuit living in the Kivalliq Region, acts as a lobbying group, administers and monitors certain provisions of the Nunavut Final Agreement in the Kivallliq Region.
Just outside of Rankin Inlet, Meliadine River was and still is a great spot for fishing for char when they are running down or up stream, there is an abundance of trout as well as grayling. There is evidence that the river has long been a place for good fishing. There is a well marked walking tour at Iyiralik (thule site). Marble Island is one of the most well known whaling sites in the north. Whaling ships wintered there while gathering valuable whale blubber to light the European lanterns and other byproducts of the bowhead whale.
Qangmaq (Inuktitut for Sodhouse)
photo taken at the Thule site - Rankin
Impression of Rankin Inlet, Nunavut
common means of transport
Mr. John S. Hawkins
President of the Royal Canadian Legion
Branch 169
of the Nova Scotia - Rankin Inlet and Nunavut Command
Department of Economic Development and Transportation
Nunavut Airport Division
Mr. Hawkins would like to pay tribute to his father
Mr. Gwyn James -WWII veteran (†1981)
Private with the South Saskatchewan Regiment
Liberator of the Netherlands
Visiting the Royal Bank of Canada
Ms. Donna Bruce
would like to pay tribute to her father:
Private Donald Bruce from Silver Ridge MB
Gunner with the Royal Canadian Infantry
Liberator of the Netherlands
and to her uncle:
James Bruce (†
during the WWII)
Royal Canadian Army - Communications
an island was named after James Bruce)
Mr. Tim Hinds and his wife Michele Ashby
Mr. Hinds would like to pay tribute to his father:
Sergeant Herbert Hinds (WWII Veteran) († 1969)
Royal Canadian Army Service Corps
Liberator of the Netherlands
Ms. Ashby would like to pay tribute to her father:
Sergeant Conn Ashby († 1984)
Royal Canadian Air Force ( Based in England)
and to her mother:
Ms. Peggy Jones (†2005)
flight officer with the British Air Force
Performance at the Community Hall
Rankin Inlet
7.00 PM
Great Audience
Mr. Walter Morey
General Manager - Coop/ Rankin
Kissarvik Co-operative
A great Hotel
Official sponsor of Tulips 2005
on the way to the airport
images taken from an exhibition
at Rankin Inlet Airport
Rankin Inlet Airport
Transport to the mines
Departure for Winnipeg MB
Thank you Calm Air for
supporting our tour
Winnipeg
Driving from Winnipeg MB to Dryden ON
Arrival at the hotel in Dryden
A fire alarm got us together
Dryden Fire Department
Driving from Dryden to Mont Tremblant QC
Ontario
Kakabeka Falls
Provincial Park
For centuries, the Kaministiquia River served as part of a major travel route to the west; it was the first link in a chain of lakes and rivers that led from Lake SUperior into the heart of the continent, reaching Rainy River, the Athabasca country and, ultimatly, the Pacific Ocean
Taking the Northern route
Highway 11 - Ontario
rail-road between lakes
In the middle of no-where
Michael Turcotte
Transportation enforcement officer
from the Canadian Ministry of Transportation
giving us a helping hand and checking the front wheels.
Advice us to re-torque and balance in the next big town of Longlac
Thanks Michael
forrest fires
have changed the environment
Longlac - Kal Tire
Checking the wheels
We need to go on driving otherwise we will
never be in time to pick up Essiet
and special guest, Sylvia Cuenca (drums)
at the Montreal Airport
foggy moments
Sun-up
passing by Sainte - Adele
first Autumn colors
Welcomed by Fred Williams
Engineering - Electrician on Location
La Fête de la Musique
Music in the Mountains Festival
Sept 3 -5
Mont Tremblant, Québec
After driving all night - the eyes appear to be 5 watts
Mont Tremblant
Getting our luggage to the hotel