Taking note of climate change in Aklavik

Kelsey Rideout profiled Arctic North's Aklavik work in News/North. 

In Aklavik, the effects of climate change have not gone unnoticed by those travelling on the land – both old and young.

Tom McLeod, a Grade 12 high school student who thoroughly enjoys hunting, describes some of the changes that are affecting subsistence activities in his community.

"The big change now is with the warm spell. The weather would be more consistent and then it would basically stay the same, minus 29 or 30 C, for the entire winter. But now we have a lot of minus 10 to 15 C for a week or so and then we'll get a big blizzard … so the weather isn't as consistent as it used to be," McLeod said.

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