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EnvironmentGardening10TuesdayJune172014GreenhousebloomsunderInuviksmidnightsunByNATHALIEHEIBERG-HARRISONTheInuvikCommunityGreenhouseisgearingupforanothersuccessfulgrowingseasonunderneaththemid-nightsun.Themostnortherlygreen-houseinNorthAmericahasllednearlyallofits160gar-denplotsandishostingnu-merousfundraisingeventsthissummertoreplaceitsageingroof.Itsreallyimportanttoobecausetheroofisnowgoingonits16thyearanditslifespanwasonlysupposedtobe10saidKristenCallaghanchairoftheInuvikCommu-nityGreenhouse.TwoyearsagoenoughmoneywasraisedtobuynewpanelsandlastyearfundswereraisedtoshipthemtoInuvikbutthecostofinstallationstillremainsoutofreach.Hopefullytheycangoupattheendofthegrowingsea-sonCallaghansaid.Thepanelshavebecomebrittleandarestartingtobreakshesaid.Lastsummerthegreenhousewasforcedtocloseafterawindstormcausedpanelstobreakandfallintothegreenhouse.Inadditiontheclearpan-elswhichreplacedtheroofoftheGrollierHallarenainthelate90sarebecomingyellowandcloudyaffectingtheamountoflightenteringthegreenhouse.Thecostofinstallingnewroongpan-elsisinthesix-digitsCal-laghansaid.Itsaverylargejob.InadditiontovegetableandowerplantsalesheldearlierthismonththegreenhousewillbehostingacoffeehouseeventonJune20tolaunchtheCDoflocalmusicianAbeDrennan.InuviksweeklyArcticMarketopensJune21andCallaghansaidtheyhopetosellproducethroughoutthesummer.Ilovethefeelingofcom-munitythatweprovidetoourmembersshesaid.Andthemarketsallowustoreachouttothelargercommunity.OnJune23thegreenhousewillhostawelcomingbarbecuefordelegatesandexhibitorsoftheInuvikPetroleumShow.OtherupcomingeventsincludefundraisingbingoseveryFridayinJulyandAu-gustaladybugreleaseatthebeginningofJulyandafallfairandharvestdinnerattheendofthegrowingseason.Wewanttousethegreen-houseasacommunityspaceCallaghansaid.PhotosNathalieHeiberg-HarrisonStudentinternJean-SbastienForandvolunteerRosalieDriscolltakeintheInuvikCommunityGreenhouseowerplantsalelastSaturday.ThemostnortherlygreenhouseinNorthAmericawasmadefromaconvertedresidentialschoolhockeyrinkinthelate90s.SomeoftheInuvikCommunityGreenhouses160plotsarealreadybeginningtoyieldfoodandowers.Approximately20gardenplotsareoccupiedbylocalnon-prots.