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Your North: Best reader photos for week of March 13

March is halfway over, and even the ermines are excited! One of those curious critters tops another fantastic week of your best photos from Nunavut, Northwest Territories and Yukon.

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Snow blanketed much of the North this week - and this little ermine didn't seem to mind the fresh powder! Robert Postma sent this shot to our CBC Yukon Facebook page. (submitted by Robert Postma)

March is halfway over, and even the ermines are excited! One of those curious critters tops another fantastic week of your best photos from Nunavut, Northwest Territories and Yukon. Check out your best shots of the week in our gallery:

Quite the line at the bus stop! Brian Yurris stopped to take a quick snap of these expectant ptarmigan in Yellowknife, N.W.T. (submitted by Brian Yurris)
Those Arctic sunrises: Logan Gruben sent us this beautiful look at the early morning sights in Tuktoyaktuk, N.W.T. (submitted by Logan Gruben)
Erin go... 'bra'? Yukon photographer Minnie Clark sent us this cheeky shot, just in time for St. Patrick's Day. (submitted by Minnie Clark)
On guard: Adam Kikpak sent us this shot from Kugluktuk, Nunavut. (submitted by Adam Kikpak)
Stunning, almost otherworldly views in the latest from Devon Manik in Resolute Bay, Nunavut - and a couple of determined hiking pooches to boot! (submitted by Devon Manik)
A crevasse rescue course near Haines Junction, Yukon, led to some beautiful photographs like this one inside an ice cave, sent to us by Lars Johansson. (submitted by Lars Johansson)
The weather may be cold, but that didn't stop the turnout at Hay River's Polar Pond Hockey tournament. The annual event has become a staple of the town's winter schedule. Marilyn Marshall sent us this artistic look at the festivities. (submitted by Marilyn Marshall)
The hoarfrost hasn't started to melt in Gjoa Haven, Nunavut, but it provides beauty all the same. Jonah Akoak sent us this great shot. (submitted by Jonah Akoak)