a temporary residence andand laterlater a temporary residence for for Nunavut Arctic College Learning Centre Nunavut Arctic College Learning Centre staff, due to a housing shortage. staff, due to a housing shortage. In front of the hospital, down a slope In front of the hospital, down a slope leading to the beach, a long leading to the beach, is a islong low low building, which recently renovated building, which waswas recently renovated serves a hotel . Itattached is attached andand nownow serves as aashotel . It is to the Pitsiulak Co-op store. building to the Pitsiulak Co-op store. TheThe building school in the Kivalliq, waswas the the firstfirst school in the Kivalliq, the the Sir Joseph Bernier Federal School. Sir Joseph Bernier Federal DayDay School. Opened in 1951, it was operated by the Opened in 1951, it was operated by the federal government staffed mainly federal government andand staffed mainly by by Grey Sisters. Originally it was named the the Grey Sisters. Originally it was named Captain Joseph Bernier, a prominent afterafter Captain Joseph Bernier, a prominent Arctic captain. It was renamed Arctic seasea captain. It was laterlater renamed Victor Sammurtok a respected afterafter Victor Sammurtok Sr., Sr., a respected elder. plaque on the building features elder. TheThe plaque on the building features Victor Sammurtok before he passed Victor Sammurtok before he passed away in the early complete away in the early 80s80s andand the the complete Sammurtok family in the early 1950s. Sammurtok family in the early 1950s. original two-classroom building TheThe original two-classroom building waswas expanded a four classroom building expanded to atofour classroom building in in 1955. At that school eight 1955. At that timetime the the school hadhad eight teaching sisters 80 pupils, many teaching sisters andand 80 pupils, many communities around Arctic. fromfrom communities around the the Arctic. TheThe school continued in this location for almost school continued in this location for almost 40 years, closed when a new 40 years, andand waswas closed when a new
school officially opened September school waswas officially opened September 12, 1989. The building was bought 12, 1989. The building was bought by by Arctic Co-operative in the early the the Arctic Co-operative Ltd.Ltd. in the early 1990s to build a new Pitsiulak Co-operative 1990s to build a new Pitsiulak Co-operative store Tangmavik Hotel retailretail store andand the the Tangmavik Hotel . . of the original purposes of the OneOne of the original purposes of the school in Chesterfield to train school in Chesterfield InletInlet waswas to train workers for jobs at the nickel mine, InuitInuit workers for jobs at the nickel mine, which opened in Rankin in 1957 which opened in Rankin InletInlet in 1957 during Korean when price during the the Korean War,War, when the the price for nickel sharply. North Rankin for nickel roserose sharply. TheThe North Rankin Nickel mine closed in 1962. Training Nickel mine waswas closed in 1962. Training programs in Chesterfield programs in Chesterfield InletInlet are are nownow provided by the Department of Education, provided by the Department of Education, Government of Nunavut Arctic College. Government of Nunavut andand Arctic College. small building to the former TheThe small greygrey building nextnext to the former school is the Nunavut Arctic College school is the Nunavut Arctic College Learning Centre offers academic Learning Centre thatthat offers academic training programs. building andand training programs. TheThe building waswas once used for cultural inclusion programs once used for cultural inclusion programs by the Victor Sammurtok School. by the Victor Sammurtok School.
The hamlet of Chesterfield community The hamlet of Chesterfield Inlet Inlet community complex - CEDO, September complex - CEDO, September 20052005
Across Arctic College is the large Across fromfrom Arctic College is the large community complex . It includes community complex . It includes the the administrative offices of the hamlet, administrative offices of the hamlet, a a drop-in centre, radio station drop-in centre, locallocal radio station andand a community gymnasium. plaque a community gymnasium. TheThe plaque at the hamlet office shows Turquetil at the hamlet office shows Turquetil A Journey Through A Journey Through TimeTime
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