Cape Dorset, Baffin Island, Nunavut

[Alan Milnes]

I worked as an itinerant pediatric dentist in Nunavut for 3 years as I neared retirement and had the good fortune to travel to several small Inuit communities on Baffin Island. Most of my time and efforts were concentrated in Iqaluit, the capital of Nunavut, working in Qikigtani General hospital providing dental surgery in the operating room to children who were referred from their communities. Oral health in Canada's North is atrocious and the need is extreme. Our governments are not serving our nothern population well at all in so many ways - health care, food security, employment, environmental issues, basic necessities of life are all severely lacking.

On the bright side, I had several opportunities to photograph some of the local landscape while living and working in Cape Dorset. This is a view from just outside of town looking across the inlet and the ice pans. C and C welcome.

 

[AlanLichty]

Those waters look ridiculously cold and definitely not a place where you want to fall in. Beautiful view from my desk looking at this scene on my monitor

Sounds like an interesting way to ease into retirement.

 

[Jameel Hyder]

Amazing landscape or should I say ice and water scape.

 

[John Holbrook]

Ice is nice—beautiful light and composition as well, Alan. Thank you for sharing a bit of your bio too.

 

[JimFox]

Hey Alan,

It's too bad health care is so bad up there. It's so awesome though that you were there to help and serve for those 3 years. And like Alan said, what a great way to ease into retirement.

Now what a cool view! So much ice! Does this inlet lead out to a sea or ocean?

 

[Beth]

looks cold. love the big foreground in this.

 

[Trent Watts]

Thanks for sharing your story and for the lovely look at a vast and wonderful part of Canada.

 

[Alan Milnes]

Thanks for the comments and interest everyone. Much appreciated.

 

[Peter Michal]

Beautiful ice scenery, Alan, from the picture I can feel the "ice winter" all the way to my living room!

 

[BlackRockArt]

I worked as an itinerant pediatric dentist in Nunavut for 3 years as I neared retirement and had the good fortune to travel to several small Inuit communities on Baffin Island. Most of my time and efforts were concentrated in Iqaluit, the capital of Nunavut, working in Qikigtani General hospital providing dental surgery in the operating room to children who were referred from their communities. Oral health in Canada's North is atrocious and the need is extreme. Our governments are not serving our nothern population well at all in so many ways - health care, food security, employment, environmental issues, basic necessities of life are all severely lacking.

On the bright side, I had several opportunities to photograph some of the local landscape while living and working in Cape Dorset. This is a view from just outside of town looking across the inlet and the ice pans. C and C welcome.

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Alan, this is simply beautiful.

Oliver