….NOT.

There has been quite abit going on in this region with the plans for the arrival of Prime Minister Stephen Harper to both Resolute Bay and Nanasivik, the latter to announce the location of the deep water port. Well the rumor mill was well on the go for at least a week. Now as a social worker, I only brush the periphery but aware that friends in the RCMP had to be available. Originally there was to have been a Friday morning arrival but this was delayed to noon due to weather. Buses had been originally planned to go out to Nanasivik followed by a hamlet picnic. The buses got cancelled because just a 15-minute photo op and any one going out had to do so in one’s own vehicle. Well considering that I was working, no social services vehicle I planned for the later picnic that to have been at the First Bridge at 8 PM. Just before 5 PM I was told by the hamlet office it was still on.

Managed to get a ride to the site, arrived at 7:45 PM but no one else did!

Now do I regret this NO. I had a wonderful hour and a half exploring and taking photographs of the Water Lake, different flowers at various stages, many of whom such as the purple willow herb ( sometimes called fireweed )had finished blooming and going to seed, walked a long the edge of the creek,   watched Dysis explore and just some well needed solitary time at the end of the week.

BTW back at my unit and the next-door neighbor said it was cancelled until Sunday at 1 PM and the buses will be running!

 ....the government will
install two new military facilities in the Arctic to boost Canada's
sovereign claim over the Northwest Passage and signal its long-term
commitment to the North.

Resolute Bay is located near the eastern entrance for the Northwest Passage.
(CBC)

He said the Canadian Forces will build a new army training centre in
Resolute Bay and refurbish an existing deepwater port at a former
mining site in Nanisivik.

For the complete story follow this link http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2007/08/10/port-north.html

checked the weather two days ago and nothing but now..

Today

Sunrise: 2:55

Sunset:  0:37

We have had a week of fairly overcast and occassional rainy weather as you can see from these photos taken in morning walks to work, with the ice in and out of the bay. Therefore with these light conditions one doesn't notice as much where the sun is. However at night the lig in the hamlet that are sensitive to the darkness such as on the arena have been occassionally coming on with their orange glow.