A weather-beaten, traffic-starved, 40-something teacher/Bingo-caller moves from Ulukhaktok (Holman), NT, to Vancouver in search of new adventures, further enlightenment, trees, and restaurants that serve tofu.
On the way to the beach, we passed a pack of sled dogs tied to stakes. There are a few packs like this on the outer edges of the town, and they are kept tied up outside all year, and used for hunting expeditions in the winter.