From Iqaluit, we take you even farther North to the community of Grise Fiord on the Northwest Passage. Not only are they using solar power to reduce their dependence on expensive-to-ship fossil fuel, they are using it to grow their own food. Author Nehaa Bimal shows us what happens when one technology — solar — is used to tackle a long-standing Nunavut problem, food security. Finally, Amber Bernard is from Unama’ki (that’s Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, in Mi’kmaq and shows us what happens when First Nations communities decide to lean into solar power. If you’ve gotten this far, you must have noticed our cover, and we are proud of it. The cover art comes from a print by a famed Inuit artist from Kinngait, Nunavut, Kenojuak Ashevak. Originally made as a stone cut print at the famed West Baffin Co-op in Cape Dorset, Nunavut, in 1970, this print is titled “The Woman Who Lives in the Sun.” The image is used with the kind permission of Dorset Fine Arts, and we are happy to show you a part of Nunavut art history that really fits our subject. Solar power is on a huge upswing in Canada, and that trend is only predicted to continue. With the support of provincial, territorial and federal subsidies, it becomes more affordable every day. We’re focusing on the potential solar power holds in remote communities. Remote communities in Canada (those not connected to a major power grid) pay anywhere from 6 to 10 times more for their power. In Nunavut, almost 100% of all power is generated through diesel generators. That fuel is expensive to ship, and those plants eat fossil fuels.