MAS ON ICE (AND IN THE SNOW)
The first-ever Nunavut Carnival Launch Party, The people of Iqaluit should call it Arctic Mas after a weekend of Caribbean carnival costumes and live music in the city of snow (and more snow). And there are plans in the works for an Easter weekend redux! Earlier this month, costume maker and carnival leader Thea Jackson( above ) borrowed an oversized Canada Goose coat and caught a plane with Calypso singer Edwin Yearwood( pictured below ) and DJ DOC (Doc Wright) to the frozen north. They were headed for Iqaluit, the capital city of the Canadian territory of Nunavut. “It took us two days to get there from the Ottawa Airport,” said Jackson. “Flights were canceled, and those that flew left late.” photo from Facebook “It was blizzard conditions with winds up to 80 km,” she continued. “When we finally landed, it was like arriving in the Caribbean, but only in reverse. Instead of instant heat, it was instant frozen nostrils as we exited by the back ramp.” It was also weather shock for ...