The Chinook Project

Heather Bruinooge, AVC 2019, traveled to Nain and Sheshatshiu in 2018 as one of the student participants on the Chinook Project. As part...

Isabelle Falardeau ( AVC 2019) is one of our Chinook students for this year, and created a video montage of the experience… July 12 ,...

July 4, 2018 Alex Soengkono, AVC 2019, traveled to Nain and Sheshatshiu in 2018 as one of the student participants on the Chinook Project....

December 18, 2017 Stars in the Sky Our time was spent in the land without night. It was soon to be seen, dark would not defeat light. We...

December 14, 2017 This is a photograph of a home in Iqaluit, Nunavut. I took this picture the day we arrived and I chose this photo for...

December 5, 2017 While I have always been interested in travelling and experiencing new lands and culture, admittedly, I have done very...

November 28, 2017 When I was selected to be a member of the chinook project, I was thrilled to be selected to be a part of which a...

November 21, 2017 This is my favourite photo of the entire trip. I absolutely love the girls’ smiles, the pups, and the sealskin...

November 13, 2017 This photo was taken on our last day in Igloolik. It was a roller coaster of a trip for a variety of reasons, but this...

November 2, 2017 There were many things about our time in Igloolik that were unforgettable for me and the day I met Mama was definitely...

October 27, 2017 Being accepted as a member of the Chinook Team of 2017 was one of the most exciting things to happen to me this year. I...

October 17, 2017 In reflecting on this trip, I have been able to appreciate that there were both so many incredible things and equally...

October 11, 2017 As our plane prepared to land in Iqaluit – our last stop on our way to Igloolik – my excitement was at an all–time high,...

October 2, 2017 Once we packed up our clinic, we encountered yet another northern challenge – fog. We were grounded, and had to make...

September 25, 2017 In the weeks leading up to my journey to Igloolik, there were many days of preparation. I attended information...

Published September 18, 2017 Thursday, June 15th 2017 Igloolik, Nunavut Clinic Day 1 8:40PM This morning, our Chinook team headed out to...

Nunavut made a strong first impression on me. It felt simultaneously extreme and intense, while at the same time open, calm, and...

The morning before our flight departed for home, the Chinook team and I finally had some down time so that we could participate in...

It was the middle of a spay during our third clinic day in our makeshift surgery suit. Three vet students hovered around an open abdomen:...

Arriving at the airport with a small suitcase of scrubs and a stethoscope does not necessarily make you feel like a veterinarian,...