Kimik Co-operative Association Limited
Kimmirut, NU X0A 0N0
Ph: (867) 939-2322
Fax: (867) 939-2005
Incorporated in 1973, this Co-op is known for marketing the excellent carvings produced in the area formerly known as Lake Harbour. A hotel, retail store, cable TV, fuel delivery service and video rentals comprise the remainder of the Co-op's operations.
About Kimmirut
Alternate Name: Lake Harbour
Local Meaning: Looks Like a Heel
POPULATION: 397
TIME ZONE: Eastern
A south Baffin Island center, Kimmirut is located on the south shore of the Meta Incognita Peninsula. Access to this community is restricted to air and water. Whaling ships made annual calls at Kimmirut in the 19th century, making it the most important harbor on the south coast. And until the start of World War I, Kimmirut was the center of a busy and thriving mica mining operation, which employed Inuit and Scottish miners.
Also known as Lake Harbor, access to the untouched splendor of Katannilik Park is provided from this hunting and fishing community. The only trees on Baffin Island are found in Katannilik Park, as well as a variety of Arctic flora and considerable wildlife. Sea-kayaking adventures along the coast of Baffin Island can be arranged out of Kimmirut. There is an impressive arts community here, where Inuit carvers work with the local apple-green soapstone to produce remarkable sculptures, and ivory carvers who produce intricate scrimshaw etchings. Visitors to Kimmirut can arrange to tour a soapstone quarry. The Soper River is a popular choice for expert canoeists. The lush Soper River valley passes through beautiful tundra of the Meta Incognita Peninsula to Kimmirut and offers up good whitewater without the danger. Ocean-going wildlife watching tours can be arranged from Kimmirut.
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