series of upgrades and brought renovations the brought the Mission community. series of upgrades and renovations community. Lake,Mission behindLake, the behind the the old building up to new fire standards. hospital, was often used in the late 1930s the old building up to new fire standards. hospital, was often used in the late 1930s Leonard Putulik worked in maintenance as a landing site for the aircraft Leonard Putulik worked in maintenance as a landing site for the aircraft belonging belonging for 51 years at the hospital, from 1949 to the diocese. winter, the missionaries for 51 years at the hospital, from 1949 to the diocese. In winter, theInmissionaries to 2000. The building is now rented for and Inuit working for to 2000. The building is now rented for and Inuit working for the mission the mission spaceorganizations by various organizations shoveled runway for minimum pay. office space office by various shoveled a runway for aminimum pay. Nunavut departments. government departments. and Nunavutand government The house small frame across from the The small frame acrosshouse from the lastleft Grey left Ste. Therese’s hospital to as the “blue” house. The last GreyThe Nuns Ste.Nuns Therese’s hospital is referred to isasreferred the “blue” house. Hospital in 1999. September, 1999. The hospital wasmission built by inthe Hospital in September, The hospital It was built byIt the themission early in the early was administered by until the Diocese 2001, 1950s one of its Inuit employees was administered by the Diocese 2001, until 1950s to house onetoofhouse its Inuit employees a dog team hauling a boat over the shore ABOVE a dog teamABOVE hauling a boat over the shore then by the Department of Health and and his family. At the time, and his family. At the time, Inuit were justInuit were just ice, late 1930s - Prime girard, o.m.i., Diocese then by the Department of Health and ice, late 1930s - Prime girard, o.m.i., Diocese Social Services, Government of Nunavut, starting to make the transition Social Services, Government of Nunavut, starting to make the transition from Igloos from Igloos of Churchill-hudson Bay ChB 08 03646 of Churchill-hudson Bay ChB 08 03646 until the new facility was completed. Thetents to wooden and tentshouses. to wooden houses. “blue”LaVigne, house -Outcrop, Marion LaVigne, 1990 until the new facility was completed. The and In the mid In the mid RIghT the “blue” RIghT house -the Marion 1990 Outcrop, replaced2005 in January, 2005 1970s, housed this building housed researchers dog teaminland ready for travel inland hospital was hospital replacedwas in January, 1970s, this building researchers BELOW dog team BELOW ready for travel - glenbow Archives NA-1727-1 by the Government of Nunavut withof the of the of Department of Fisheries and - glenbow Archives NA-1727-1 by the Government of Nunavut with the the Department Fisheries and state of the art Isabelle facility, Naja Isabelle Oceans Canada, working at. Saqvaqjuaq. new state of new the art facility, Naja Oceans Canada, working at Saqvaqjuaq In the early 1980s, was the building It was officially JuneIn22, the early 1980s, the building used was used Home. It wasHome. officially opened Juneopened 22, as athe post-office, thestation local radio station 2005, after and named after Sister as athe post-office, local radio 2005, and named Sister Isabelle, the Isabelle, of Ste. Therese’s Hospital. administratoradministrator of Ste. Therese’s Hospital. Behind are the ahospital Behind the hospital numberare of a number of buildings now used for buildings now used for storage, withstorage, with of the greenhouse that the exceptionthe of exception the greenhouse that usedatosmall produce a small supply of once used toonce produce supply of vegetables. was a hen house vegetables. One building One wasbuilding a hen house some 200 hens that provided more for some 200for hens that provided more for and the mission and than enough than eggsenough for the eggs mission
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