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Nunavut Quest 2001
This year's event is scheduled to leave Sanirajak (Hall Beach) April 16th. Teams will head north, passing through the nearby community of Iglulik (Igloolik) and then continue north to the finish line, once again in Tununirusiq (Arctic Bay), about 500 kilometers/310 miles from the starting line. The fastest time could be 5 days but the weather can be notoriously bad on this stretch, causing layovers of several days before permitting travel.
Last year thirteen teams participated. Except for the "home town" (starting line) team from Mittimatalik (Pond Inlet), they mushed to the starting line from the communities of Sanirajak (Hall Beach), Iglulik (Igloolik), Tununirusiq (Arctic Bay) and Kangiqtugaapik (Clyde River). The single entrant from Kuujjuaq in Nunavik (Northern Quebec) was flown to and from the start/finish line courtesy of First Air.
Organizers in Tununirusiq said their small but enthusiastic community of 600 residents has raised $19,000 so far this year. But lack of similar participation from other communities both last and this year has put the event $6,000 in debt. Apparently, the Inuit Sled Dog Club in Nunavik is giving $2500.
Once again, free lance writer/photographer Lee Narraway of Ontario has been asked to be the official timer and chronicler of the Quest.
Editor's note: Thanks go to Lee Narraway for contributing
information for this article.
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Distemper Epidemic Spreading
submitted by Julia Krizan
February 20, 2001
"The distemper is still around (in Nunavut) and it has spread to more communities as well. The Northwest Territories has just reported its first cases."