Week 11 of the great adventure

 Hi all

Well, one week later, we now have 28 cases of covid.  It is  a disaster.  No one knows what is going to happen.  For sure, school is closed next week, but there is a lot of speculation about what we will be required to do--provide day care for essential workers, learn how to give nose swabs, prepare home work, package up food and the list goes on.

Today 4 planes came and went.  We suspect they were medi evacuations as the planes only stayed for moments.

Two of my colleagues and I walked 3 k this afternoon, had a few good laughs, and took pictures.  One of the ladies is a retired principal from the rougher section of Montreal.  She is an excellent photographer, and I will enclose a couple of pictures that she took of the many Arctic fox we saw.

You can  keep up with drama as  it unfolds by tuning into Kangirsuk online.

My lovely teacher partner across the hall.

Yes--amazing!

Very cute, but very dangerous!
Same rock formation from different views.



This  driver is facing toward his load, not the road ahead!





The dump--they call it Canadian Tire!!

My new office over looking the dump.

Comments

  1. Unknown22 October 2021 at 17:01

    These blogs and attached photos are very educational. As I have said before they would compile well into a book, which I do hope you will write and release. I hope also that you are networked in some way with the pertinent Provincial and especially Federal departments responsible for Indigenous activity and unfolding narrative therefore.
    At the educational level communication with local indigenous populations has been over the years very spotty and uncoordinated in my experience. All of us in education have a responsibility to be connected about needs and wants and developments. The R and C heading right now is a "hot button". Dennis

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  2. Trudie22 October 2021 at 17:35

    The rapidly escalating number of Covid cases is truly awful and I suspect these northern people may be even worse affected than those of us in the south. I am very sorry. Now, the Arctic Fox - how are they dangerous? Thinking of you and your students and cohorts and wishing all will be well.

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