July 24, 2011 Kugluktuk

No meal until brunch at noon. Walked around and took some photos and walked out on the tundra. It is quite windy so the bugs cannot hang around you very long. It is quite warm as well. 
Flowers growing on the tundra:

The tundra and formations:

We had a huge brunch and then went to the RCMP detachment across the street and met with witnesses on the trial files. We have divided up the docket and the trials. One of my witnesses is in Yellowknife and travel arrangements were not made for her. Hopefully that will be done tomorrow. Court goes until we are finished but is expected to end Thursday so we catch the afternoon flight out on Thursday. The Justice, clerk and court reporter flew in today. Maybe interpreters too.
The person from the Justice Committee attended the RCMP office today too and gave us a report on who was accepted and who completed their referral and who did not so that is also helpful. 
This morning when I walked around I took a photo of the fish on the other side of Kugluktuk High school:

This plant is called Arctic cotton and looks like cotton too. 

In the afternoon we went to the RCMP detachment and went over the files and met with witnesses on our trials. While we were there two little girls came to the detachment to show the female member their new puppy: