I love the Arctic. The land is beautiful, both during darkness and light. The air is pure and fills my lungs with living energy. The creatures help me understand the cycle of life.
I worked on Little Cornwallis Island for five years (1986 to 1991). I drove a school bus and was a radio operator (and froze my nose at -70 C). When my husband and I got married in 1988, we served Arctic char that we caught at Creswell Bay.
I have lived south of Ottawa since 1994, with my husband and our two sons. Again, we are lucky to have land around us and thus summer we have seen a bat (in our bedroom), a raccoon (on our side porch), wild turkeys, a pileated woodpecker, and lots of chipmunks. My ancestors settled on Algonquin territory in this area from Ireland in the early 1800s.
I look forward to working with Nunavut Sivuniksavut students every year. I hope you find these library-based research modules helpful. Thank you for this opportunity to work with you.
Here are two of my favourite pictures: (left) A photo of an Arctic hare, which my mother took when she visit me on Little Cornwallis Island in 1987. And (right) my family, taken last November.
