By Frey Blake-Pijogge, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Independent Ron Webb says he and other community members don\u2019t have a choice when it comes to dealing with Labrador\u2019s rapidly changing climate, but they must adapt. \u201cYears ago, we would get ice of the normal five to seven feet of ice \u2013 and now we\u2019re lucky to have three feet and maybe two feet,\u201d the Inuk elder from Nunatsiavut says, explaining that while much of the sea ice still freezes to a safe thickness in winter, there are areas around his community of Nain where the ice is soft and poses a significant risk to Inuit. Nain is the northernmost Inuit community in Nunatsiavut, the semi-autonomous region and government as defined in the Labrador Inuit Land Claim Agreement of 2005. It… <\/p>\n
By Frey Blake-Pijogge, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Independent Ron Webb says he and other community members don\u2019t have a choice when it comes to dealing with Labrador\u2019s rapidly changing climate, but they must adapt. \u201cYears ago, we would get ice of the normal five to seven feet of ice \u2013 and now we\u2019re lucky to have three feet and maybe two feet,\u201d the Inuk elder from Nunatsiavut says, explaining that while much of the sea ice still freezes to a safe thickness in winter, there are areas around his community of Nain where the ice is soft and poses a significant risk to Inuit. Nain is the northernmost Inuit community in Nunatsiavut, the semi-autonomous region and government as defined in the Labrador Inuit Land Claim Agreement of 2005. It... <\/p>\n