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| Jimmy Jacquard, Aarluk Manager and Senior Consultant |
From the desk of Jimmy Jacquard:
Yes you read that right, Igloolik boasts the best pizza in the circumpolar world! On Monday April 2nd, the N-CAMP (Nunavut Community Aquatic Monitoring Program) group left from Iqaluit to go to Igloolik for a few days to promote the program. We were welcomed with open arms by Tujurmivik Hotel owner Elijah Evalujarjuk, who quickly showed us to our rooms and gave us a tour of the 8 room hotel. I had been told by a friend in Iqaluit that the pizza was incredible, so I asked Elijah about his famous northern pie, and he proudly proclaimed that it was "the best in the circumpolar world."
We did have the pizza the following night, and I must say that it was…actually, I think I will tell you later in the blog, to make sure you read the N-CAMP update first!
Both the Igloolik Hunters and Trappers Organization (HTO) and the Hamlet were very excited about the possibility of training community members to do fisheries and aquatic monitoring. The HTO has completed an application to the federal Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) for the granting of an exploratory fishing license for one of the lakes that is much closer to the Hamlet than the current commercial fishing lakes. Once such licenses are granted, the DFO needs five years of data gathered to complete the analysis needed in order to grant a commercial license and determine a fishing quota. If we can get the N-CAMP program developed, communities like Igloolik will have local people trained to do all of the testing and measurements required during this process. All of the community members were in favour of such a program being developed, but for more reasons than just developing their local fisheries. Igloolik is a very traditional community that relies heavily on country foods for subsistence, and we heard from elders that they are concerned about contaminants, both on the land and in country foods. We were asked whether the training could include a module on contaminants as well, which is a possibility, as the idea is to cater the training to community needs and concerns. Hunters and fishermen in the area are also interested in exploring what other potential commercial species reside on the ocean floor close to the community. These are exciting times in Igloolik.
Now, back to the pizza. It was the best I have had in the north. Sorry Iqaluit, Yellowknife, and Rankin, but Igloolik wins in terms of both taste and price! You can’t get 2 two large pizzas in Iqaluit for less than $40. Nevertheless, the price of the plane ticket to Igloolik will not make it feasible to fly there for a pizza supper.
One more stop on the N-CAMP tour, Kugluktuk. More to follow…
Yes you read that right, Igloolik boasts the best pizza in the circumpolar world! On Monday April 2nd, the N-CAMP (Nunavut Community Aquatic Monitoring Program) group left from Iqaluit to go to Igloolik for a few days to promote the program. We were welcomed with open arms by Tujurmivik Hotel owner Elijah Evalujarjuk, who quickly showed us to our rooms and gave us a tour of the 8 room hotel. I had been told by a friend in Iqaluit that the pizza was incredible, so I asked Elijah about his famous northern pie, and he proudly proclaimed that it was "the best in the circumpolar world."
We did have the pizza the following night, and I must say that it was…actually, I think I will tell you later in the blog, to make sure you read the N-CAMP update first!
Both the Igloolik Hunters and Trappers Organization (HTO) and the Hamlet were very excited about the possibility of training community members to do fisheries and aquatic monitoring. The HTO has completed an application to the federal Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) for the granting of an exploratory fishing license for one of the lakes that is much closer to the Hamlet than the current commercial fishing lakes. Once such licenses are granted, the DFO needs five years of data gathered to complete the analysis needed in order to grant a commercial license and determine a fishing quota. If we can get the N-CAMP program developed, communities like Igloolik will have local people trained to do all of the testing and measurements required during this process. All of the community members were in favour of such a program being developed, but for more reasons than just developing their local fisheries. Igloolik is a very traditional community that relies heavily on country foods for subsistence, and we heard from elders that they are concerned about contaminants, both on the land and in country foods. We were asked whether the training could include a module on contaminants as well, which is a possibility, as the idea is to cater the training to community needs and concerns. Hunters and fishermen in the area are also interested in exploring what other potential commercial species reside on the ocean floor close to the community. These are exciting times in Igloolik.
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| Not quite pizza... Bannock making contest on Hamlet Day! |
Now, back to the pizza. It was the best I have had in the north. Sorry Iqaluit, Yellowknife, and Rankin, but Igloolik wins in terms of both taste and price! You can’t get 2 two large pizzas in Iqaluit for less than $40. Nevertheless, the price of the plane ticket to Igloolik will not make it feasible to fly there for a pizza supper.
One more stop on the N-CAMP tour, Kugluktuk. More to follow…
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