Inuvik, NWT - 1984

In June 2004 I had the opportunity to spend a weekend in Inuvik, Northwest Territories. After graduating from University in 1983, I was hired as a project manager for a federal job creation program and was responsible for hiring professional and technical staff for the National Hydrology Research Institute. In additional to managing human resources, I was also responsible for the operating budget. Some of the hired staff worked in Inuvik doing research in the Mackenzie Delta, more specifically studying the spring ice breakup.

I made a site visit in late June and the weather was great. Maximum temperature was 24 degrees Celsius and coincided with the annual 2 weeks of 24 hour daylight hours. In contrast, the previous weekend Inuvik experienced a snow storm and temperatures below freezing. It was during this field trip that I realized how big Canada truly is, considering it took 9 hours to fly to Inuvik.

The pictures were taken with an inexpensive film camera and scanned. I was able to enhance the image somewhat using Photoshop. I am including both colour and black & white versions.