Pond Inlet
Watercolour and crayon
Charlene Brown
(based on image from cbc.ca)
Participants in Canada C3, the 150-day expedition
from Toronto to Victoria via the Northwest Passage, will be in Pond Inlet from August 12 to August 14.
This is one of the most picturesque
communities in Canada’s Arctic. It is surrounded by parts of Sirmilik National Park, with mountain ranges and several dozen glaciers
viewable in all directions. This is, of course, why I picked this location to paint, but here are some additional interesting facts about the place...
Climate change has caused this part of the Baffin Island coastline to be ice-free for longer periods and in recent years it has been navigable for as long as three and a half months. In addition to the short sea cargo shipping season, food and other supplies are flown in from Montreal, 2500 km away, year-round, and are very expensive. There are three schools, Ulaajuk (elementary), Nasivvik
(junior and senior high) and the Nunavut Arctic College. The record high
temperature for August is 19 degrees C; the average high temperature in August
is not quite 9 degrees C.
