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Iqaluit has two postal codes: X0A 0H0 and X0A 1HO. I know this because mine is the latter (although I do not move up there for three more weeks). I couldn't figure out how to edit the info within the template box, so didn't fix it. -- Klanda | Talk 00:11, August 2, 2005 (UTC)
I dispute the assertion that this is the only Canadian capital that can't be accessed via highway. Victoria, BC, is on Vancouver Island and requires ferry access. (Prince Edward Island has a bridge, but Vancouver Island does not.)
Victoria is accessible by highway from the rest of Vancouver Island, however. It's not like it's impossible to drive there. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.180.218.83 ( talk) 23:51, 5 March 2011 (UTC)
The real point this sentence is trying to make (that you can't drive there by any route that a private driver can take) is probably not worth making.
That makes it ferryish -- Cloveious 7 July 2005 00:58 (UTC)
Inuit population of Iqaluit is 85%, 60% is speaking Inuktitut. Source: [1]-- Rocastelo 19:01, 19 July 2005 (UTC)
So, what do people do for a living in Iqaluit? What is there to do? What is there that would attract visitors? Do the young people stay or do they leave town asap? Just curious, LA RoeDoe 06:23, 29 July 2005 (UTC)
For some reason, someone keeps coming back to change the correct opening date of the HBC post in Apex. The Correct date is 1949, not 1943. According to documents found in the HBC archives in Winnipeg, the Apex site was chosen by Post manager J.A. Ford in September 1947 (until 1949, the post was in Ward Inlet, further east on Frobisher Bay). The material for the construction of the post were chartered from Newfoundland on the vessel "Clarenville" in September 1948. The construction of the post was completed in 1949 and 1950. A new heated store was built in 1956 because the 1949 post was already too small (the population of Iqaluit - then Frobisher Bay - grew rapidly at the time). Thus, I'm pretty sure I'm right here in saying that the post openend in 1949 and not in 1943.
I have just gotten in touch with them asking them if the post was built in 1943 or 1949. I was pretty sure it was 1949, but then I did not know the website of Iqaluit mentioned 1943... I'll keep you posted.
The map shown at the top of the page shows Nunavut and Northwest Territories as the same color. That may cause some confusion.
I do not see a dot on that map, but if you'd rather use that one, fine. Put it back in. I'm not going to fight with you over something so trivial. vıdıoman ( talk • contribs) 20:12, 14 November 2007 (UTC)
To 2nd User:Vidioman, the dot really isn't visible on that map when it's thumbnailed, so it looks like it's just a blank map in the article. The polar projection is nice, but it should probably have the Canadian and provincial boundaries on there as well as a larger dot. Kmusser 22:50, 14 November 2007 (UTC)
And? Kielbasa1 ( talk) 14:51, 4 December 2010 (UTC)
-- Simtropolitan 16:32, 29 May 2006 (UTC)
I am a resident of Iqaluit as well and Polar Man does exist, like the other posting said... it's rather odd but sure is true There is a discrepency between the text and the timeline. The text says the HBC post opened in 1949 (which is correct) and the timeline says 1943 (which is incorrect). For some unknown reasons, the Iqaluit City website mentions 1943. I inquired several months ago why this was the case but no one ever answered my querry. Now, internal HBC documents mention that the Post opened in Apex in 1949. Robert V. Eno (p. 72 of 2003, « Crystal Two: The Origin of Iqaluit », in Arctic, 56(1): 63-75) also mentions 1949, so does Peter Usher (p. 164 of 1976, « Fur Trade Posts of the Northwest Territories: 1870-1970 », in Milton Freeman (ed.) Inuit Land Use and Occupancy Project. Volume Two: Supporting Studies, Ottawa, Department of Indian and Northern Affairs: 153-168).
Why is this article currently at Iqaluit, Nunavut instead of simply Iqaluit? There's nothing to disambiguate from, thus no need for complications. Duja 15:18, 14 July 2006 (UTC)
What is the territorial coat of arms doing on the page of a particular city? Seems inappropriate to me... Radagast 01:33, 2 November 2006 (UTC)
Should this page stay at its current title, or should it be moved to just Iqaluit? Though it's vastly smaller than most of the other cities for which the clause in the Canadian naming convention permitting undisambiguated titles has been applied, it's also a unique name that's unlikely to ever be shared with a non-Canadian topic, so disambiguation isn't necessary — and as a territorial capital, it's at least moderately more important than its small population would ordinarily suggest. Iqaluit is already a redirect to this article anyway. And the idea of putting a specific population cutoff into the convention was rejected, so population by itself isn't a valid argument against such a move. I'm fine with whatever the consensus of editors would prefer, so I'm not going to express an opinion either way, but since the question has been raised here before I'm willing to at least put this to a discussion. Bearcat 23:31, 5 December 2006 (UTC)
I'd like to see some information on communication in Iqaluit. Do they have internet there, for example? Radishes 08:43, 2 January 2007 (UTC)
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BetacommandBot ( talk) 19:36, 2 January 2008 (UTC)
There are two contradictory pronunciations given at the beginning of this article: /ɨˈkæljuːɨt/ and IPA: [iqaluit]. The first one appears to be the common pronunciation of Iqaluit in Canadian English; the second appears to be the phonetic transcription of the pronunciation of Iqaluit in an Inuit language (Inuktitut?). The templates IPAEng and IPA2, used for each pronunciation respectively, seem to confirm this. However, could someone with a genuine familiarity with this matter verify this before I go willy-nilly adding labels to these pronunciations that might or might not be correct? Thank you. -- Makaristos ( talk) 20:54, 14 April 2008 (UTC)
We need both pronunciations, because there are 2 languages. There may even be 3 prononciations:
-- Sonjaaa ( talk) 15:24, 15 April 2008 (UTC)
Paul Okalik is not PM anymore since November 14. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 151.68.103.152 ( talk) 10:21, 25 December 2008 (UTC)
Does "Iqualuit" really mean "people with unwiped bums"? I mean, this sounds like a joke on the media (or on non-Inuit in general). Maybe they're giggling to themselves, amazed that we took them seriously. And how would it be pronounced? Like the kw- sound we expect in English? I see there is an Inuktitut symbol for "qu" but what does that mean phonetically? Adam Bishop ( talk) 04:40, 28 August 2009 (UTC)
'Toonik Tyme is Iqaluit’s annual spring festival which has been a community tradition since 1965. It is a way for local residents to celebrate the return of spring as a community and is also an opportunity for visitors to experience the unique culture of the Canadian Arctic. A jam-packed, week-long schedule includes traditional Inuit activities such as igloo building, dog team races, Inuit games, and a seal skinning contest. Other activities you won’t want to miss are the snowmobile races, Iqaluit Fear Factor, the craft fair, scavenger hunts and much more. No matter what age, you’ll find lots to see and do during Toonik Tyme!'
This is genuinely the silliest, most shameless advertisement I have read on Wikipedia. I don't know anything about Iqaluit at all, so I don't know if Toonik Tyme is the most AWESOME THING IN THE WHOLE ENTIRE UNIVERSE, but it certainly doesn't belong here.
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The article says " World War II resulted in an influx of non-Inuit to the area, as Canada and the United States cooperated in the defence of Europe. In 1942, the United States built an American air base there".
There was no external threat towards Europe. USA and Canada cooperated in the war to defend Britain or against the Nazis, or somesuch. In addition to removing the POV, such a wording would make the role of them much clearer – what were their aim? If we don't want to elaborate on that here, we might simply state they cooperated regarding the war in Europe.
-- LPfi ( talk) 05:39, 30 May 2020 (UTC)
Not sure how to fix this--the article states that Trondheim's average mean temperature (by way of comparison to Iqaluit) is 16 °C (29 °F). Clearly this isn't correct--16 degrees Celsius is 61 degrees Fahrenheit, and that can't be correct. I looked up Trondheim's mean temperature and saw conflicting numbers from several sites--maybe just delete the specific comparison? — Preceding unsigned comment added by JayPurple ( talk • contribs) 20:27, 22 July 2020 (UTC)