1950s. communication and and earlyearly 1950s. This This communication link link remarkable at time. the time. Today, was was remarkable at the Today, the the community receives radio, a local community receives CBCCBC radio, a local CRTC cable-television through radioradio and and CRTC cable-television through Pitsiulak Co-operative locallocal Pitsiulak Co-operative Ltd.,Ltd., and and otherother Canadian networks via satellite. Canadian and and U.S. U.S. networks via satellite. building at end the end of road the road The The building at the of the is is the community power plant, operated the community power plant, operated by Qulliq the Qulliq Power Corporation. by the Power Corporation. Electricity is generated diesel Electricity is generated with with diesel fuel, fuel, at both of town and and largelarge tankstanks at both endsends of town a year’s supply of diesel; resupplied storestore a year’s supply of diesel; resupplied annually by tanker ship. The Northwest annually by tanker ship. The Northwest Territories Power Corporation Territories Power Corporation (now(now Qulliq Energy Corporation) marked Qulliq Energy Corporation) marked 50 50 years as providers of energy services years as providers of energy services to to Chesterfield 1948-1998. On April Chesterfield Inlet Inlet 1948-1998. On April 1st, 1999, Chesterfield Inlet became 1st, 1999, Chesterfield Inlet became of new the new Nunavut Territory. part part of the Nunavut Territory.
riding Air. Turning you pass riding and and FirstFirst Air. Turning left, left, you pass the Noel Nuvak Arena home the Noel Nuvak Arena (27)(27) home to to Chesterfield’s eager ice hockey players. Chesterfield’s eager ice hockey players. of original the original RCMP buildings MostMost of the RCMP buildings in in Chesterfield replaced Chesterfield Inlet Inlet werewere replaced with with infrastructure by early the early 1980s. new new infrastructure by the 1980s. building red roof One One smallsmall whitewhite building with with red roof survives on right the right as turn you turn the corner survives on the as you the corner (24). on building this building features (24). The The sign sign on this features of Inuit the Inuit “special” constables, one one of the “special” constables, a dog team, which for many and and a dog team, which for many yearsyears the only of transportation was was the only formform of transportation for police patrols to remote camps. for police patrols to remote camps.
theradio first station radio station andhousing DOT housing ABOVEABOVE the first and DOT Dave Sinnott, 1960-1961 - Dave- Sinnott, 1960-1961 BELOW the metal building farisright the magnetic BELOW the metal building on theonfarthe right the ismagnetic observatory team determined the height observatory wherewhere a teama determined the height of the of the in 1932-1933 NWT Archives/Lorenz Learmonth AuroraAurora in 1932-1933 - NWT- Archives/Lorenz Learmonth N-1987-033:0124 N-1987-033:0124
A monument recalls a tragic northern A monument (19)(19) recalls a tragic northern story. It marks the gravesite of Maggie story. It marks the gravesite of Maggie Agnes the wife an RCMP officer Agnes Clay,Clay, the wife of anofRCMP officer stationed in Chesterfield Inlet. One day in stationed in Chesterfield Inlet. One day in September 1924, while her husband, September 1924, while her husband, StaffStaff Sergeant on patrol, Sergeant S.S. S.S. ClayClay was was awayaway on patrol, she she Heading south you pass the school and was attacked by loose dogs. There was Heading south you pass the school and was attacked by loose dogs. There was the former Department of Transportation no doctor or medical facilities. mission the former Department of Transportation no doctor or medical facilities. The The mission garage site (37), and the former DOT priest amputated her leg in an attempt garage site (37), and the former DOT priest amputated her leg in an attempt offices research station (50). to save but Mrs. the next offices and and research station (50). To To to save her, her, but Mrs. ClayClay dieddied the next the north and inland is a residential area. day, September 20, 1924. She was buried the north and inland is a residential area. day, September 20, 1924. She was buried On the corner is the Chesterfield Inlet here in Chesterfield Inlet, and her grave On the corner is the Chesterfield Inlet here in Chesterfield Inlet, and her grave Development Corporation houses continues continues be maintained by RCMP. the RCMP. Development Corporation (30)(30) that that houses to betomaintained by the the Kivalliq Inuit Association, MLA Nanulik the Kivalliq Inuit Association, MLA Nanulik A Journey Through A Journey Through TimeTime
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