IQALUIT - When Judy Ann Soucy began her shift at The Snack in Iqaluit on Nov. 5, she never imagined she would be robbed at gunpoint.

"It was 7:30 p.m. and there were many people walking around at that time," she said. "I know almost everybody here so I don't understand who could do that."

Soucy is a delivery driver at The Snack and has lived in Iqaluit for the past six years.

At approximately 7:30 p.m., Soucy was approached by two suspects wearing masks, according to an RCMP press release. One of the individuals pointed a rifle at her and demanded money.

"They said 'give me the money if you don't want to die,' pointing the gun at me in my face," Soucy said.

Soucy handed over the money she had at the time, which was less than $100, "including change."

"We never carry much money," she said.

This is not the first time a Snack delivery driver has been robbed, according to co-owner Lorraine Hebert. About three years ago, a driver was assaulted and robbed when he arrived at a residence delivering food.

"About three years ago, a driver on a delivery, somebody called up for a delivery

and they hit him over the head with a baseball bat," she said. Hebert said since then, Snack delivery drivers have only carried enough money to make change.

"From then on, they never had a lot of money," she said. "Delivery personnel, they don't have a lot of money on them. All they have is enough to be able to give people their change back."

RCMP officer Sgt. Jimmy Akavak said the .22 calibre rifle from the robbery, along with a balaclava, a blue hoodie and a blue jacket were recovered near the scene. Akavak said armed robbery carries a minimum sentence of four years in jail.

"It's a serious charge, robbery where a firearm is used," he said. "Minimum jail time faced is four years and can be up to life, depending on the nature."

Soucy continued to work the night she was robbed and worked her shift the next night as well.

"I won't stop working because of that," she said. "But I think I'm going to be more alert."

Hebert said she is planning to install surveillance cameras around The Snack to deter potential crimes from happening again.

"I'm going to go buy a whole system of cameras," said Hebert, adding she hopes anyone with information will take it to the police.

"I hope people are going to tell what they know if they know something about it," she said. "I don't think it can stay a secret for a long time."