【正文】 s too bad, ” he sai d. “Montreal is a city wi th wonderful restaurants and cl ubs. Most of us speak both Engli sh and French, but the ci ty has French cul ture and traditi ons. We l ove good coffe, good bread and good m usi c.” That ni ght as the transfer was speedi ng al ong the St Lawrence River toward the Gul f of St Lawrence and down to the di stant east coast, the cousi ns dream ed of French restaurants and red mapl e l eaves. Iqalui t – the frozen town The reporter, Beth Al en, ari ved in a northern m uni ty cal l ed Iqal ui t i n N unavut. N unavut was created i n 1999 as a speci al area for Inui t people. Its nam e m eans “O ur Land” i n thei r language. It i s i n the farthest northeastern area of Canada, north or the Arcti c Ci rcl e, and i s very col d – the average wi ter tem perature i n N unavut i s 35 degrees bel ow zero. Beth sai d, “ I knew i t woul d be coul d i n January, but not thi s col d! Maybe there i s a dog sl ed that can take m e i nto town. ” The qui et man who had ben on the plane wi th her sai d, “I?l l take you into town, but I don?t hace a dog sl ed. Most peopl e onl y use the dogs for petiti ons, why are you vi siti ng Iqal ui t?” Beth answered, “ I?m wri ting a story for m y newspaper about Iqal ui t – we?d l ike to advertise i t as a hol i day pl ace, but I thi nk it?s to col d.” The m an l aughed. “My nam e i s Sim on and I am Inuit, ” he sai d. “I thi nk it?s to far north here for hol i days but m ore and more touri sts are i ng. They l i ke i ce fi shi ng and photographi ng pol ar bears. I star as far away from pol ar bears as possi bl e. I l i ke m y warm offi ce and m y warm house. ” “I?m busi ness m an. My grandfather woul d li ve i n i ce houses when he hunted i n wi nter, but not so m any peopl e do that now. the ol d m en used to m ake one i n a few hours. They used to li ve i n ski n tents i n summ er – the tents were easy to m ove so the peopl e coul d fol ow the ani mal s. ” A few mi nutes l ater they arri ved i n Iqal ui t, a town wi th a popul ati on of 6000, on Sim on?s snowmobil e. It was two o?cl ock i n the afternoon, but it was al ready dark, and al l the houses shone wi th bri ght l i ghts. Beth sai d, “ Why i s i t so dark? It?s the mi ddl e of the day!” Si mon repli ed, “It ?s dark i n the day because we are so far north. You shoul d e i n June. The sun shi nes al l ni ght i n the north then. That39。s too bad, ” he sai d. “Montreal is a city wi th wonderful restaurants and cl ubs. Most of us speak both Engli sh and French, but the ci ty has French cul ture and traditi ons. We l ove good coffe, good bread and good m usi c.” That ni ght as the transfer was speedi ng al ong the St Lawrence River toward the Gul f of St Lawrence and down to the di stant east coast, the cousi ns dream ed of French restaurants and red mapl e l eaves. Iqalui t – the frozen town The reporter, Beth Al en, ari ved in a northern m uni ty cal l ed Iqal ui t i n N unavut. N unavut was created i n 1999 as a speci al area for Inui t people. Its nam e m eans “O ur Land” i n thei r language. It i s i n the farthest northeastern area of Canada, north or the Arcti c Ci rcl e, and i s very col d – the average wi ter tem perature i n N unavut i s 35 degrees bel ow zero. Beth sai d, “ I knew i t woul d be coul d i n January, but not thi s col d! Maybe there i s a dog sl ed that can take m e i nto town. ” The qui et man who had ben on the plane wi th her sai d, “I?l l take you into town, but I don?t hace a dog sl ed. Most peopl e onl y use the dogs for petiti ons, why are you vi siti ng Iqal ui t?” Beth answered, “ I?m wri ting a story for m y newspaper about Iqal ui t – we?d l ike to advertise i t as a hol i day pl ace, but I thi nk it?s to col d.” The m an l aughed. “My nam e i s Sim on and I am Inuit, ” he sai d. “I thi nk it?s to far north here for hol i days but m ore and more touri sts are i ng. They l i ke i ce fi shi ng and photographi ng pol ar bears. I star as far away from pol ar bears as possi bl e. I l i ke m y warm offi ce and m y warm house. ” “I?m busi ness m an. My grandfather woul d li ve i n i ce houses when he hunted i n wi nter, but not so m any peopl e do that now. the ol d m en used to m ake one i n a few hours. They used to li ve i n ski n tents i n summ er – the tents were easy to m ove so the peopl e coul d fol ow the ani mal s. ” A few mi nutes l ater they arri ved i n Iqal ui t, a town wi th a popul ati on of 6000, on Sim on?s snowmobil e. It was two o?cl ock i n the afternoon, but it was al ready dark, and al l the houses shone wi th bri ght l i ghts. Beth sai d, “ Why i s i t so dark? It?s the mi ddl e of the day!” Si mon repli ed, “It ?s dark i n the day because we are so far north. You shoul d e i n June. The sun shi nes al l ni ght i n the north then. That39。s too bad,” he sai d. “Montreal i s a ci ty with wonderful restaurants and cl ubs. Most of us speak both Engli sh and French, but the city has French cul ture and tradi ti ons. We l ove good coffee, good bread and god m usi c.” That ni ght as the transfer was speedi ng al ong the St Lawrence River toward the Gul f of St Lawrence and down to the di stant east coast, the cousi ns dream ed of French restaurants and red m apl e l eaves. Iqal uit – the frozen town The reporter, Beth Al en, arrived i n a northern m uni ty cal l ed Iqal ui t i n N unavut. N unavut was created i n 1999 as a speci al area for Inui t peopl e. Its nam e m eans “Our Land” i n thei r l anguage. It i s in the farthest northeastern area of Canada, north or the Arcti c Ci rcl e, and i s very col d – the average wi ter tem perature i n N unavut i s 35 degrees bel ow zero. Beth sai d, “ I knew i t woul d be coul d in January, but not thi s col d! Maybe there is a dog sl ed that can take m e i nto town. ” The qui et man who had been on the pl ane wi th her said, “I?l l take you i nto town, but I don?t hace a dog sl ed. Most peopl e onl y use the