was being added. The building was was being added. The building was moved from original when new moved from its its original sitesite when thethe new church was constructed and years church was constructed and forfor years it it stood empty. early 1990s it was stood empty. In In thethe early 1990s it was renovated, and then used a residence renovated, and then used asas a residence
diocese workers who volunteered forfor diocese workers who volunteered and work Chesterfield Inlet. to to livelive and work in in Chesterfield Inlet. The original mission is now a rental The original RCRC mission is now a rental residence temporary contract workers residence forfor temporary contract workers Chesterfield Inlet. Although visitors in in Chesterfield Inlet. Although visitors
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encouraged read plaques, areare encouraged to to read thethe plaques, they asked respect privacy they areare asked to to respect thethe privacy people who building. of of thethe people who livelive in in thethe building. right mission there ToTo thethe right of of thethe mission there areare several statues. The statue Jesus several statues. The statue of of Jesus was first statue ever brought into was thethe first statue ever brought into thethe Canadian Arctic. Some original Canadian Arctic. Some of of thethe original mission outbuildings visible. mission outbuildings areare stillstill visible. The mission powerhousesupplied supplied The mission powerhouse power Chesterfield Inlet power to to all all of of thethe Chesterfield Inlet settlement, before a government settlement, before a government power plant was built end power plant was built at at thethe farfar end of of town. Other mission buildings housed town. Other mission buildings housed workshops were used storage workshops or or were used forfor storage . .
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