Cambridge Bay has been a stopover for passing ships since the days of Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen. “There’s some quiet grumbling from people, but mostly with humour; ‘there they are, walking all over the road again,’” said Vicki Aitaok, the community’s cruise ship coordinator. In fact, for many locals, the one-day arrival of the largest cruise ship to navigate the Northwest Passage has proved to be an excellent opportunity to make a buck. Although, as the Nunavut Arts and Crafts Association told the Nunatsiaq News, the average cruise ship passenger only spends $75 — meaning sellers will be competing for a pool of about $67,000. Lots of jobs available,” read one announcement on a Cambridge Bay Facebook page.

Source: National Post August 30, 2016 00:11 UTC