Changelog

Toonik Tyme, National Indigenous Peoples Day, Alianait, Canada Day and Nunavut Day, in the order they come around each year, each with what the day is and a link to the host. It always shows what comes next, so it stays current on its own.

There is no 911 service in Nunavut, so Who to Call now leads with the numbers that actually reach help in Iqaluit — Fire and Ambulance at (867) 979-4422 and the RCMP at (867) 979-1111 — with a note to save them before you need them.

There is no public bus in Iqaluit — a shared taxi at a flat per-person fare is the transit. Set how many riders and see what one shared cab costs, with the current fares (standard $9.75, elder 65+ $8.00, children under 10 free), how shared cabs work for newcomers, and how the fare has changed each May so the next rise is no surprise. The fare is set by City by-law; confirm it with the operator if in doubt.

The town page now opens with a drawing of Iqaluit at the head of Frobisher Bay — a boat and a qamutik resting on the exposed tidal flats, with the low houses on the tundra behind and the Baffin hills across the water.

How cold it really feels in Iqaluit — the wind chill now and over the next three days, and the hours exposed skin is at risk, on Environment Canada's scale. Quiet in summer; the one to check before the school run when the cold comes back.

Work out the cheapest way to get something to Iqaluit — ordered up on the summer barge, flown as air cargo, or bought at the store — from its weight and size. It uses the carriers' real pricing rules and this year's rates, which you can change to match your own quote.

Official Canadian Hydrographic Service tide predictions for Iqaluit — today's highs and lows and the week ahead, for the small-craft harbour, the flats and going out on the water. Includes the local marine-safety numbers (there is no 911 in Nunavut).

Three tools to start: live Environment Canada weather warnings paired with the City's blizzard line for whether the city is open, a daylight clock for the long northern light, and a who-to-call directory with the City, RCMP, hospital and power-outage numbers.