TransAir DC-3 brings a welcome load of supplies - Daveload Sinnott, TransAir DC-3 brings a welcome of 1960-1961 supplies - Dave Sinnott, 1960-1961
From the 1960s to 1980s, the territorial Equipment Operators Course from government to develop northern April 22 toCourse September From the 1960s to 1980s,began the territorial Equipment Operators from 27, 1968, run settlements. The territorial by the Canadian Armed government began to develop northerngovernment April 22 to September 27, 1968, run Forces, Royal a settlement office to administer Canadian of Royal Military Engineering. settlements. set Theup territorial government by the Canadian ArmedSchool Forces, the community, the settlement council Newlyofcertified Inuit heavy equipment set up a settlement office to administer Canadian School Military Engineering. andthe thesettlement housing association operators started work for the Settlement the community, council was Newly certified Inuit heavy equipment established, andwas began building public Council of Chesterfield Inlet, later joining and the housing association operators started work for the Settlement housing and recreation facilities. Facilities the Arctic Airports and the established, and began building public Council of Chesterfield Inlet, later joiningHamlet. rec. hall,Facilities where movies the Arctic Airports housing and included, recreationafacilities. the Hamlet. Heavyand equipment that would be considered were shown and community eventsHeavy equipment included, a rec. hall, where movies antique today was from the that would beimported considered place, and curling were shown took and community events at the rink. Inantique todaysouth to build roads was imported from and the to provide the curling late 1970s or rink. early In80s, a portion of to buildother took place, and at the settlement services. Before a new south roads and to provide the roof collapsed was settlement the late 1970s orrink early 80s, a portionand of the roof other airport runwayBefore was built in the late 1970s, services. a new never replaced. Later, the rink roof collapsed and the roofthe wassettlementairport runway landing strips planes were was built in for thelarger late 1970s, office burned down during a blizzard. never replaced. Later, the settlement by planes removing snow with a Cat landing stripscleared for larger were office burnedIndown during a blizzard. the 1960s and 1970s, a number of wheel tractor at Mission cleared by removing snow with a Cat Lake or on the students movedofto Churchill,wheel tractorbay front of Lake the community. In the 1960s Kivalliq and 1970s, a number at Mission or on the In summer, Manitoba the Churchill Vocational Mission Lake and often Police Lake were Kivalliq students movedtotoattend Churchill, bay front of the community. In summer, Centre.the Others travelled to Chilliwack, for landing Manitoba to attend Churchill Vocational Mission Lakeused and often Policesmall Lakefloatplanes. were British Columbia for the Eskimo Heavy Centre. Others travelled to Chilliwack, used for landing small floatplanes. British Columbia for the Eskimo Heavy
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