Tony Devlin is in the process of ordering a custom-made vehicle for delivery to Whitehorse. He’d like to be able to go pick it up himself without having to isolate on both sides of the border.
When bingo night in Inuvik went so very wrong
One momentous Saturday night in February, a game of bingo led to an angry mob, demands for refunds and a big blow for Arctic Paws, the charity organizing the event (Photograph by Carmen Cheung)
One of the most tense, thrilling parts of an Inuvik week comes at around 9 p.m. on Saturday, when a much-watched program on Channel 22 reaches its crescendo: a lucky-numbered ball pops out of the chute, gets called and placed on the big board, and at least one person phones into the studio announcing a full-card bingo worth a five-figure payout. Big money for the winner, and a boon to local not-for-profits that sell tickets and run the game.
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Musher Dan Heilbrunn competes in the dog sled race at 2018 s Muskrat Jamboree. The annual events are a highlight of the social calendar in many N.W.T. communities.(Mackenzie Scott/CBC)
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