The Early Community The Early Community increased to its present In 2008 increased it to itsit present size. Insize. 2008 to 2009, the managers’ staff house to 2009, the managers’ staff house was was renovated, and oldcomplex Bay complex renovated, and the oldthe Bay was re-roofed and a new heating system was re-roofed and a new heating system was installed. (The original Hudson’s was installed. (The original Hudson’s Bay Company the Arctic, Bay Company posts,posts, acrossacross the Arctic, wereinsold in by 1988 the Hudson’s were sold 1988 theby Hudson’s Bay Bay Company to a group of employees, Company to a group of employees, who who now operate the Northern Stores.) now operate the Northern Stores.)
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the is store is open, out. The WhenWhen the store open, checkcheck it out. itThe cash registers, card machines, cash registers, chargecharge card machines, and and wide range of merchandise have replaced a widea range of merchandise have replaced the basic bolts of cloth, bags of tea flour, tea the basic bolts of cloth, bags of flour, and sugar, and trade other goods trade goods stocked and sugar, and other stocked this until storethe until the 1960s. early 1960s. by thisbystore early If the If the manager is available, yourequest may request a manager is available, you may a Now return the Northern Now return to the to Northern Store Store briefoftour of the warehouse section of the brief tour the warehouse section of the andyour starttour yourthrough tour through (41), (41), and start the the building (2),used now to used to supplies store supplies building (2), now store early of days of Chesterfield early days Chesterfield Inlet. Inlet. and some furs, but initially intended and some furs, but initially intended for for The Hudson’s Bay Company built its The Hudson’s Bay Company built its furs, and at one time seal oil. On furs, and at one time seal oil. On the the first permanent the Arctic in first permanent post inpost the in Arctic in second floor,itswith its beams, open beams, second floor, with open you you Chesterfield 1911The (2).building The building can see Chesterfield Inlet inInlet 1911in (2). canwhere see where the original 1911 structure the original 1911 structure that currently houses the manager of that currently houses the manager of and the 1920s structure were joined. and the 1920s structure were joined. The The the Northern wasofpart the first the Northern Store Store was part the of first the upstairs slopedsloped ceilingceiling boardsboards of the of upstairs boast boast building to be constructed building to be constructed duringduring the the signatures the famous (and signatures of the of famous (and not sonot so the Hudson’s Bay Company time oftime the of Hudson’s Bay Company post. post. famous) famous) that passed have passed through or lived that have through or lived An addition this building the 1920s in Chesterfield An addition to thistobuilding in the in 1920s in Chesterfield Inletthe over thecentury. past century. Inlet over past
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