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Many of older the older buildings at end this end Many of the buildings at this of community the community by the of the werewere usedused by the federal government included federal government and and included a a weather station (50), research facilities weather station (50), research facilities communications facilities. and and communications facilities. One One smallsmall four-man during four-man partyparty that that livedlived herehere during 1932-33 provided Canada’s contribution 1932-33 provided Canada’s contribution to worldwide research being carried to worldwide research being carried out out in Second the Second International in the International PolarPolar Year.Year. Research in Chesterfield in the Research donedone in Chesterfield Inlet Inlet in the magnetic hut that ledthe to the magnetic hut that year year laterlater led to determination of altitude the altitude of aurora, the aurora, determination of the of the or northern lights. magnetic hut had or northern lights. The The magnetic hut had no windows doors no windows and and very very smallsmall doors (to (to Across the school are two Across fromfrom the school are two largelarge preserve heat). hut was the object preserve heat). TheirTheir hut was the object buildings established in 1950s the 1950s buildings established in the by by of much curiosity, wrote Balfour W. Currie of much curiosity, wrote Balfour W. Currie the federal Department of Transport, the federal Department of Transport, in 1932. “…[No understand in 1932. “…[No one one can]can] understand howhow mainly as residences for staff visitors mainly as residences for staff and and visitors [we] can work with the stars in a [we] can work with the stars in a placeplace of DOT the DOT buildings (15).(15). Two Two of the buildings werewere without windows.” Meteorological records without windows.” Meteorological records demolished in 1980s. the 1980s. Government demolished in the The The Government were kept at Chesterfield Inlet by the were kept at Chesterfield Inlet by the of Canada a fairly presence of Canada had had a fairly largelarge presence in in Department of Transport Environment Department of Transport and and Environment Chesterfield the 1920s to the Chesterfield Inlet Inlet fromfrom the 1920s to the Canada from 1932 through 1980. Canada from 1932 through 1980. 1960s. There 1960s. There was was shortshort livedlived DEWDEW line line A small house on beach the beach A small greygrey house on the side,side, at at activity in settlement the settlement as well, but in activity in the as well, but in one time a residence for the NWT Power one time a residence for the NWT Power the 1960s late 1960s 1970s, the late and and earlyearly 1970s, mostmost Corporation, has also housed the first Corporation, has also housed the first radioradio of government the government administration of the administration was was station in the region (17), operated by the station in the region (17), operated by the assumed by territorial the territorial government. assumed by the government. Canadian Corps of Signals in the late 1940s Canadian Corps of Signals in the late 1940s
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