Pitsiulak Co-operative Association Limited
Box 500,
Chesterfield Inlet, NU X0C 0B0
Ph: (867) 898-9975 / 898-9981
Fax: (867) 898-9056
In March 1971, Pitsiulak Co-op was officially incorporated.
Today, they operate a retail store, hotel. They also serve
their community's need for fuel and cable television services.
About Chesterfield Inlet
Alternate Name: Igluligaarjuk
Local Meaning: Place With a Few Igloos
POPULATION: 337
TIME ZONE: Central
On the west coast of Hudson Bay in Nunavut Territory,
Chesterfield Inlet has many historic sites to discover.
The community has been a permanently settled area since
1910, making it one of the oldest Inuit settlements in
the Hudson Bay region. A place of interest is a Thule
site nearby where ancient Inuit tent rings and animal
traps are still visible.
Activities in Chesterfield Inlet include daylong sports
fishing expeditions, Beluga whale watching, boating trips,
wildlife watching, and hiking. Self-guided walking tours
of Chesterfield Inlet encourage people to learn more about
the community's history.
http://www.cbsc.org/nunavut/english/pdf/Chesterfield_inlet.pdf
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