A new baby gets a warm welcome in frozen Grise Fiord
When a baby is born in a community of only 130 people, everybody comes out to meet the new addition the day the family returns from hospital.
When you're part of a community of 130 people, news that you're about to grow to 131 is cause for celebration!
"It's a big thing for up here, in that anytime there is a new addition to the family, then everybody comes out." says Co-op manager, Frank Holland, as he drives to the airport to join the rest of Grise Fiord in greeting the new family returning from the hospital.
Watch the video above to meet 4-day-old Caitlyn, the newest member of the northernmost civilian community in Canada, and enjoy the heartwarming scene of an entire community buzzing about the small airport to greet the family.
Grise Fiord is one of 11 remote Nunavut communities featured in CBC's new documentary series, High Arctic Haulers.