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	Padlei Inns North hotel Arviat Nunavut, arviat hotel arctic hotel, food lodging supplies, hotel rooms, arctic hotels, ...
		Arviat means "a place of the bowhead whales".
		Arviat is a small settlement which lies on the western shores of Hudson Bay, some two hundred miles north of Churchill.
		Your first stop in Arviat should be the Margaret Aniksak Visitors Centre featuring displays of traditional Inuit life and artifacts from the Arvia'juaq archeological site (
	www.arviathotel.com (198 words)

	Catholic Mission To The Inuit
		Arviat - from Inuktituk word arviq which means “bowhead whale” - is located on the western coast of Hudson Bay.
		Numerous historic sites in the Arviat’s vicinity show that this area was inhabited by the Inuit for hundreds of years.
		The mission in Arviat was founded in 1924 by Oblate missionaries - Father Lionel Ducharme and Brother Prime Girard.
	www.arcticomi.ca /2arviat.html (427 words)

	The Atlas of Canada - Arviat, Nunavut - ExploreNorth (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Arviat is a community of approximately 1800 people, the majority being Inuit who speak Inuktitut as their first language.
		Most of the men in Arviat hunt to make a living, while the majority of women stay home with the kids.
		Cloud berries, flberries and cranberries are abundant in Arviat.
	www.explorenorth.com /library/communities/canada/nunavut/arvia.html (258 words)

	Arviat, Nunavut - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Arviat ("place of the bowhead whale") is derived from the Inuktitut word arviq meaning "Bowhead Whale".
		Arviat is a traditional Inuit community, having the third largest population in Nunavut, behind Rankin Inlet and the Capital, Iqaluit.
		Churchill, Manitoba is accessible by boat, snowmobile and Bombardier from Arviat and is often travelled to for supplies.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Arviat,_Nunavut (341 words)

	2003 Review
		Three Kivalliq residents, Jamie Savikataaq of Arviat and Sylvia Sharp and George Henrie of Rankin Inlet, received their RCMP badges at a formal ceremony at the Nunavut legislative assembly.
		The annual Arviat Music Festival was a resounding success, attracting singers, dancers and musicians from the Kivalliq, Baffin and Kitikmeot region during a three-day period.
		Arviat's Tommy Owlijoot received a rough introduction to the world of politics when he was disqualified from the Kivalliq Inuit Association's presidential election when he forgot to sign his nomination papers.
	www.nnsl.com /yir/yir03/yirkiv03.html (3771 words)

	Rapid Response of Arctic Ringed Seals to Changes in Perfluoroalkyl Production
		In the case of Arviat, two consecutive decreases were measured from 1998 to 2003 and from 2003 to 2005.
		Arviat ringed seal samples showed an increase in PFCA concentration from 1992 to 2005, whereas PFOS and PFOSA concentrations increased from 1992 to 1998 and subsequently declined from 1998 to 2005 (Figure 1, table in Supporting Information).
		Arviat doubling times (1992-1998) for PFOS and PFOSA were 3.0 ± 1.3 and 3.4 ± 1.7 years, whereas disappearance half-lives (1998-2005) for PFOS and PFOSA were 3.2 ± 0.9 and 2.0 ± 0.6 years.
	pubs.acs.org /cgi-bin/sample.cgi/esthag/2007/41/i01/html/es061267m.html (6241 words)

	TSB Reports - Marine 2000 - M00H0008
		When the vessel was approximately 10 nautical miles south of Arviat, the crew reported that the vessel was taking on water and that the bilge pumps were not working.
		At approximately 2330, as the vessel came into radio range of Arviat, the captain initiated a series of radio calls, on CB radio Channel 14, advising a relative that the crew were on deck re-securing cargo that had come loose and that they expected to arrive in Arviat at 0200 the next morning.
		Actual wind reports taken from the Arviat airport show that, during the evening of August 24, winds were 10 to 15 knots from the southwest veering westward at 2200.
	www.tsb.gc.ca /en/reports/marine/2000/m00h0008/m00h0008.asp (5548 words)

	Keewatin / Kivalliq Region Co-ops- Padlei
		Located on the western shores of the Hudson Bay, Arviat is one of the fastest growing communities in Nunavut.
		Arviat is known as the " Gateway to Nunavut" and offers visitors the chance to explore many historic sites in and near the community, as well as northern wildlife and a flourishing Inuit culture.
		Named for the nearby coastal island shaped like a bowhead whale, Arviat was first populated by the Paallirmiut Inuit who hunted seals, whales and walrus.
	www.arcticco-op.com /acl-keewatin-arviat.htm (119 words)

	Nunatsiaq News
		The Hamlet of Arviat issued the press release last week to protest the Nunavut Housing Corp.'s decision to handle the tendering process by itself.
		The housing corporation cited a number of reasons for the decision, including a lack of staff, the fact that its budget had not been approved in the legislature when the tender call was made.
		But the Hamlet of Arviat is worried that not as many Arviat residents may be employed in the construction of the six social housing units slated for Arviat, because the NNI only calls for 30 per cent Inuit employment, while the hamlet government's contracting rules call for 80 per cent.
	www.nunatsiaq.com /archives/nunavut000531/nvt20526_02.html (750 words)

	The Patient Predator
		In Arviat, one of the Inuit communities that hug the shore of Hudson Bay, lives a woman I will call Therese Oopik, who carries the descendants of the creature within her.
		I visit Arviat in my work as an internist and she is my patient.
		Arviat is populated by 1,800 people, almost all Inuit, and it clings to the low rocks that stretch into the Arctic water like a collection of brightly painted aluminum-sided mollusks.
	www.motherjones.com /news/feature/2003/03/ma_311_01.html (5470 words)

	Padlei Inns North, Arviat Nunavut hotel, Arviat hotels, Polar Bears, Beluga Whales, Seals, Arctic Fox, Peregrine ...
		Arviat is located on the western shores of the Hudson Bay.
		Arviat is known as the "Gateway to Nunavut".
		Arviat is also known for its northern wildlife and a flourishing Inuit culture.
	www.innsnorth.com /html/inns-acc-nun-arviat.htm (396 words)

	Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business \| Meet the scholarship and bursary winners (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Darryl is a 29-year old Inuk from Arviat, Nunavut who is in the third year of the Nunavut Teacher Education Program at Nunavut Arctic College in Arviat.
		Jocelyn is a 25-year old Inuk from Arviat, Nunavut who is in the third year of the Nunavut Teacher Education Program at Nunavut Arctic College in Arviat.
		She is an award-winning student and a member of the Arviat Imngitingit (singers), who perform at holiday gatherings and community celebrations.
	www.ccab.com /faay/faay-atuqtuarvik.php (1007 words)

	Explore Nunavut - Arviat - Kivalliq Region - Explore Canada's arctic!
		In the fall, beluga whales are frequently seen in the bays around town and caribou are often spotted near the community.
		Arviat is a diverse community where traditional knowledge and values are maintained in harmony with practical economic development.
		Arviat residents use their cultural strengths to develop the local economy.
	www.explorenunavut.com /arviat.php (201 words)

	::: Nunavut–Canada’s Arctic ::: (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Arviat derives its name from a nearby island shaped like a bowhead whale.
		Local outfitters lead excursions from Arviat to the Sanctuary.
		While it doesn’t have a recording studio district, it does have a strong musical tradition and has nurtured several talented musicians.
	www.nunavuttourism.com /site/default.asp?ID=107 (327 words)

	Nunatsiaq News
		Although nurses at Arviat’s health centre say with confidence that this isn’t true, it is true that there are a handful of 30-year old grandmothers in Arviat, as well as an astonishing number of new teen pregnancies this year.
		In fact, 15 teenagers in Arviat have already given birth since January or will deliver babies before the end of the year, contributing to an estimated total of 80 babies expected to be born during 2000 in this fast-growing Nunavut community.
		This means Arviat’s teen pregnancy rate for girls 15-19 is around 230 per 1,000.
	www.nunatsiaq.com /archives/nunavut000531/nvt20519_01.html (1032 words)

	Education World® : Technology in the Classroom : Students Use Technology to Preserve Inuit Heritage
		After he was taken with his family to Arviat by plane, Konek was faced with the decision to stay or return to his homeland.
		The Arviat District Education Authority was the sponsoring agency for the site and handled payments and payroll for summer employment.
		The Arviat site was published as part of Canada's Digital Collections, a program that provides opportunities for Canadian young people to learn Web skills by producing sites about their country.
	www.education-world.com /a_tech/tech096.shtml (1291 words)

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