ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᒃᔪᐊᖅ ᑲᕈᑕᓐ Carleton University ᐃᑲᔪᕐᑎᖃᕐᖢᑎᒃ ᐃᒃᐱᐊᕐᔪᒃ ᐳᓚᕋᑦᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ, ᕼᐊᒻᓚᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᒃᐱᐊᕐᔪᒃ, ᐃᑲᔪᕐᑎᑦ ᐅᒪᔪᕐᓂᐊᕐᑎᒃᑯᑦ, ᓯᑯᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ, ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᓯᑯᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐱᔨᓯᕐᑎᑦ, ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᒃᔪᐊᖅ ᒪᒃᒪᔅᑐᓪ McMaster University, ᐃᓕᓯᓚᐅᕐᑐᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᕿᐅᒪᑎᑦᑎᓂᐊᕐᑐᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᓂᐅᔪᑦ ᐱᖓᓱᑦ ᓯᓚᓐᓂᐊᕈᑎᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᑕᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔭᑐᖃᖏᑦ ᒪᓕᒃᓗᒋᑦ ᐊᑦᑕᕐᓇᕐᑐᒥᖁᔨᖏᓐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᖑᓇᓱᒃᑐᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᕙᑎᖓᓂ ᖃᐅᔾᓴᕐᓂᖅ. ᑕᒃᑯᐊ ᓯᓚᓐᓂᐊᕈᑎᑦ ᐃᑲᕋᑕᒪᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᖃᑦᑕᕐᑐᑦ ᐃᓂᖏᓪᓗ ᓂᕈᐊᕐᑕᐅᓚᐅᕐᑐᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᓄᑦ ᑐᕙᓕᕆᔨᑦ (ᓯᑯᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᐊᐅᓚᓂᖓᓂ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᑦ ᐃᒃᐱᐊᕐᔪᒃ) ᐅᑯᓇᓂ ᓄᓇᓂ (ᓇᕿᓪᓗᒍ ᓴᕿᕕᖓ ᓯᓚᓐᓂᐊᕈᑎ ᑕᑯᓗᒍ):
Carleton University, in collaboration with Arctic Bay Adventures, the Hamlet of Arctic Bay, Ikajutit Hunters and Trappers Association, SmartICE, the Canadian Ice Service, McMaster University, deployed and is maintaining a network of 3 Cryologger automatic weather stations to complement Inuit Knowledge for travel safety and environmental monitoring. These stations report weather information hourly and were placed at sites chosen by the Tuvaliriji (SmartICE Community Management Committee in Ikpiarjuk) at these locations (click on link for weather information):
• ᐊᕿᒡᒋᓕᒃ Aqiggilik
• ᐳᓪᓚᑕᐅᔭᖅ Pullataujaq
• ᕿᑭᖅᑕᑕᓐᓇᒃ Qikitatannak
ᐃᒃᐱᐊᕐᔪᒃ ᓯᓚᓐᓂᐊᕈᑎᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂᑦ ᐱᔪᒪᔭᐅᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓄᓪᓗ ᐊᑐᕐᑕᐅᓗᑎᒃ. ᐊᐱᖁᑎᒃᓴᖃᕈᕕᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᓗᒃᑯᕕᓪᓗᓐᓂᑦ ᓯᓚᓐᓂᐊᕈᑎᐅᑉ ᒥᒃᓴᓄᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᑎᓗᒍ ᐊᐃᑕ ᓗᕗᓐ Ada Loewen (ada.loewen@carleton.ca)
The Ikpiarjuk weather stations are designed to be for the community, by the community. If you have questions or concerns about the weather stations, please contact Ada Loewen (ada.loewen@carleton.ca).
ᓯᓚᐅᑉ ᒥᒃᓴᓄᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᒋᐊᕈᓐᓇᕐᒥᔪᑎᑦ ᑎᕕᒃᑯᑦ ᕼᐊᒻᓚᒃᑯᓐᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᒪᔪᕐᓂᐊᕐᑎᒃᑯᓐᓂ ᐃᒃᐱᐊᕐᔪᖕᒥ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑕᑯᔭᐅᔪᓐᓇᕐᓯᓂᐊᕐᑐᑦ ᖃᕋᓴᐅᔭᒃᑯᑦ ᐅᕙᓂ SIKU.org ᖃᕋᓴᐅᔭᕋᓚᒃᑯᓪᓗᓐᓂᑦ ᑕᑯᕕᖓᓂ.
The weather information is also on TVs in the Ikpiarjuk Hamlet and HTA offices, and will soon be available on SIKU.org and the SIKU app.
ᐊᕿᒃᓱᐃᔨᕗᑦ ᑲᒥᐅᓪ ᓚᕙᓕ, ᑭᒻᐳ ᖃᒪᓂᖅ, ᑐᓂ ᐊᑯᒪᓕᒃ, ᕼᐅᓯᐊ ᑲᓪᓗᒃ, ᕗᕋᓂᑲ ᐊᐃᕆᓕ, ᐊᐃᑕ ᓗᕕᓐ, ᑎᐅᕆᒃ ᒧᐃᓗ, ᐃᑲᔪᕐᑕᐅᓪᓗᑕ ᐃᒃᐱᐊᕐᔪ ᐳᒪᕋᑦᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ, ᕼᐊᒻᓚᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᒃᐱᐸᕐᔪᒃ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᑲᔪᕐᑎ ᐅᒪᔪᕐᓂᐊᕐᑎᒃᑯᑦ.
Our technician team is Camille Lavallee, Kimball Qamanirq, Tony Akoomallik, Hosia Kadloo, Veronica Ipilie, Ada Loewen, Derek Mueller, with support from Arctic Bay Adventures, the Arctic Bay Hamlet Council, and Ikajutit Hunters and Trappers Association.
ᖁᔭᒋᔭᕗᖅ ᐃᓕᓴᕆᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᑭᓇᐅᔭᖃᕐᑎᑦᑎᔪᑦ, ArcticNet ᐊᒻᒪᓗ Climate Change Preparedness in the North Program ᑯᐃᓐ− ᓄᓇᖃᕐᖃᕐᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᐱᓇᓱᖃᑎᒋᖕᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᑭᐅᕐᑕᕐᑐᒥ ᐱᔭᐅᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᓄᑦ ᑲᓇᑕ.
Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada We gratefully acknowledge our funders, ArcticNet and the Climate Change Preparedness in the North Program of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada.
ᑐᓂ ᐊᑯᒪᓕᒃ, ᑲᒥᐅᓪ ᓚᕙᓕ, ᑭᒻᐳ ᖃᒪᓂᖅ ᐊᒻᓗ ᐊᐃᑕ ᓄᕕᓐ ᐊᔾᔨᓕᐅᕐᑕᐅᔪᑦ ᓴᖓᓂ ᓯᓚᓐᓂᐊᕈᑎᐅᑉ ᐊᕿᒋᓕᖕᒥ ᐊᕿᒃᑕᐅᓚᐅᕐᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᒪᐃ 2023 (ᐊᔾᔨᓕᐅᕆᔪᖅ ᑎᐅᕆᒃ ᒧᐃᓗ)
Tony Akoomallik, Camille Lavallee, Kimball Qamanirq, and Ada Loewen pose in front of the Aqiggilik weather station after setting it up in May 2023 (Photo Derek Mueller).
ᑐᓂ ᐊᑯᒪᓕᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑭᒻᐳ ᖃᒪᓂᖅ ᐊᔾᔨᓕᐅᕐᑕᐅᔪᒃ ᐳᓪᓚᑕᐅᔭᑦ ᓯᓚᓐᓂᐊᕈᑎ ᐊᕿᒃᑕᐅᓚᐅᕐᑐᑦ ᒪᐃ 2023 (ᐊᔾᔨᓕᐅᕆᔪᖅ ᑎᐅᕆᒃ ᒧᐃᓗ).
Tony Akoomallik and Kimball Qamanirq pose in front of the Pullataujaq weather station after setting it up in May 2023 (Photo Derek Mueller).
ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕈᑏᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒧ (Cryologger) ᐃᒻᒥᓂᖅᓱᕈᓐᓇᖅᑐᖅ ᓯᓚᓐᓂᐊᕈᑏᑦ ᒪᑐᐃᖓᔪᑦ ᓴᓇᔭᐅᓯᒪᓪᓗᑎᒡᓗ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒧᑦ. ᐊᑭᑭᑦᑑᓪᓗᑎᒃ, ᑲᒪᒋᔭᕐᓂᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᓄᒃᑎᒐᕐᓂᖅᖢᑎᒡᓗ. ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕈᑏᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒧ ᓴᓇᔭᐅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᐃᒪᕐᒥ ᓯᑯᒥᓪᓗ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕐᕕᖕᒥ (WIRL) ᑳᕈᑕᓐ ᓯᓚᑦᑐᖅᓴᕐᕕᒡᔪᐊᖓᓂ ᐋᑐᕚᒥ . ᑐᑭᓯᒋᐊᒃᑲᓐᓂᕈᒪᒍᕕᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕈᑏᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒧᑦ ᒥᒃᓵᓄᑦ ᐃᑭᐊᖅᑭᕕᒃᑯᑦ ᐅᕗᙵᕐᓗᑎᑦ https://cryologger.org, https://github.com/cryologger/ and https://wirl.carleton.ca/cryologger/.
Cryologger Automatic Weather Stations are open-source and custom-developed for Arctic conditions. They are low-cost, easy to maintain and flexible systems. Cryologger systems are developed at the Water and Ice Research Lab (WIRL) at Carleton University in Ottawa. More information about Cryologger can be found at https://cryologger.org, https://github.com/cryologger/ and https://wirl.carleton.ca/cryologger/.
ᐅᑯᓄᖓ ᐊᓯᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᓯᓚᓐᓂᐊᕈᑎᓕᕆᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᐱᔪᒥᓇᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᑕᑯᒋᐊᕈᓐᓇᕆᕗᓯ ᐃᑭᐊᖅᑭᕕᒃᑯᑦ: http://www.clyderiverweather.org/iu, https://people.ucalgary.ca/~belse/Brent_Else/WX.html and https://www.labradorgeolab.ca/weather.
See here for other inspirational weather station networks: http://www.clyderiverweather.org/en, https://people.ucalgary.ca/~belse/Brent_Else/WX.html and https://www.labradorgeolab.ca/weather.