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  Kugluktuk, Nunavut - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kugluktuk (Inuinnaqtun: Qurluktuk, Inuktitut: ᖁᕐᓗᖅᑐᖅ, formerly Coppermine until 1 January 1996) is a hamlet located in Nunavut, Canada, on Coronation Gulf, southwest of Victoria Island.
It is the westernmost community in Nunavut, almost on the border with the Northwest Territories.
Kugluktuk is located on the shore of the Arctic Ocean.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kugluktuk,_Nunavut   (243 words)

  
 Nunavut - Biocrawler   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
The capital of Nunavut is Iqaluit (formerly Frobisher Bay) on Baffin Island in the east.
Nunavut's small and sparse population makes it unlikely the territory will be granted provincial status in the foreseeable future, although this may change when and if the Yukon, which is only marginally larger in population, becomes a province.
Nunavut encompasses the entirety of the District of Keewatin (which had differing boundaries from the Keewatin/Kivalliq regions), the majority of the District of Franklin and a small portion of the District of Mackenzie.
www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Nunavut   (1266 words)

  
 Articles - Nunavut   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Although some people believe that Nunavut´s borders were influenced by the shape of the Inukshuk, a symbol of Inuit heritage, this is not the case.
Nunavut has land borders with the Northwest Territories on several islands as well as the mainland, and a tiny land border with Newfoundland and Labrador on Killiniq Island.
Nunavut´s vegetation is partially composed of rare berries, lichens, Arctic Willows, moss, tough grass, and small willow shrubs.
www.healwater.com /articles/Nunavut   (1218 words)

  
 Nunatsiaq News
Okalik’s government has come under fire from residents of Kugluktuk, who have been complaining that a Nunavut government building leased from the Nunavut Construction Corporation was sitting mostly empty and that too few jobs have been decentralized to Kugluktuk.
Okalik said the Nunavut government had a director of languages, but she didn’t want to move to Kugluktuk.
Nunavut’s regional health and education offices — the former regional boards — won’t decentralize until next year for exactly the same reason.
www.nunatsiaq.com /archives/nunavut000831/nvt20804_01.html   (896 words)

  
 Nunavut - Voyager, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Nunavut (Inuktitut syllabics: ᓄᓇᕗᑦ, Image:Nunavut.png) is the largest and newest of the territories of Canada; it was separated officially from the vast Northwest Territories on April 1, 1999 via the Nunavut Act and the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement Act, though the actual boundaries were established in 1993.
The creation of Nunavut marked the first major change to Canada's map since the establishment of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador in 1949.
Nunavut's small and sparse population makes it unlikely the territory will be granted provincial status in the foreseeable future, although this may change if the Yukon, which is only marginally more populous, becomes a province.
www.voyager.in /Nunavut   (1271 words)

  
 2003 Review
Nunavut was looking at increasing the number of wind turbines in the territory.
The community of Sanikiluaq, Nunavut's most southern community, was hit by an outbreak of whooping cough that kept children and adults home with a fever and nagging cough from Nov. 17-21.
Nunavut Court of Justice was tense with emotion during a preliminary inquiry for one of the highest profile cases in Iqaluit.
www.nnsl.com /yir/yir03/yirnun03.html   (4096 words)

  
 Kugluktuk   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Kugluktuk, Nunavut, Hamlet, population 1212 (2001 census), 1201 (1996 census), incorporated 1981, is a community on the mainland coast near the mouth of the COPPERMINE RIVER in the central Arctic.
The mainly INUIT hamlet changed its name in 1996 from Coppermine to Kugluktuk, which means "place of rapids." In 1916 a trading post opened on the site and gradually the local Inuit settled permanently.
Residents rely on some oil and natural gas exploration in the area, but more so on their traditional way of life such as fishing, hunting, trapping, and craftwork.
www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com /PrinterFriendly.cfm?Params=J1ARTJ0001907   (101 words)

  
 Philip Greenspun’s Weblog » 2005 » June » 23
Due to freezing rain and snow forecast for Inuvik, NWT, Alex and I came to Kugluktuk, Nunavut yesterday from Yellowknife.
Kugluktuk is 67 degrees 49 minutes north latitude, i.e., well above the Arctic Circle.
Kugluktuk is an easy place to make friends if you’re traveling with a dog.
blogs.law.harvard.edu /philg/2005/06/23   (919 words)

  
 Kugluktuk   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Samuel HEARNE reached the mouth of the river in 1771.
Since the late 1970s, oil and natural gas exploration in the BEAUFORT SEA has provided some economic diversity to this community, where the residents still fish, hunt, trap, seal and do craftwork.
Kugluktuk is further diversifying its economy into tourism by promoting its traditional lifestyle and the historical and archaeological sites near it.
thecanadianencyclopedia.com /PrinterFriendly.cfm?Params=A1ARTA0001907   (190 words)

  
 The Atlas of Canada - Kugluktuk, Nunavut - ExploreNorth
Kugluktuk is special because we can do more here than you can in cities.
Nunavut doesn’t mean that much to us yet, but we hope to learn more from our Elders so that we understand what it means.
Nunavut will only bring good changes if people can start to listen and stop smoking and using drugs and alcohol.
www.explorenorth.com /library/communities/canada/nunavut/kugluk.html   (754 words)

  
 index   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Kugluktuk High School is located in the hamlet of Kugluktuk.
As part of Canada's newest territory, Nunavut, Kugluktuk is the most western community in the newly formed political entity.
Kugluktuk High School is responsible for delivering the highest possible education to the 160+ grade seven to twelve students registered at the school.
www.geocities.com /Heartland/Trail/1183/index.html   (149 words)

  
 Nunatsiaq News
He called the Kugluktuk decentralization move one of the "most aggressive" plans in place in Nunavut because of the efforts that will be made to train and hire local residents.
Earlier this year, Kugluktuk MLA David Havioyak resigned from his position as Nunavut’s minister of culture, language, elders and youth, to devote his full energy to the community and its social problems.
Picco said Kugluktuk’s troubles may have had an impact on the decision to place that particular unit in the community.
www.nunatsiaq.com /archives/nunavut000930/nvt20901_08.html   (406 words)

  
 TSB Reports - Air 2000 - A00W0217
Although the exact time of the occurrence is unknown, the aircraft clock had stopped at 1520, which is consistent with the length of time it would normally take the Skyvan to travel that distance.
The track between Kugluktuk and Port Radium is approximately 178 degrees magnetic, as was the orientation of the wreckage trail.
These parameters were met when the aircraft departed from Kugluktuk, with the aircraft weight about 11 100 pounds at the time of the accident.
www.tsb.gc.ca /en/reports/air/2000/a00w0217/a00w0217.asp   (1544 words)

  
 AJS: Community-Based Justice Programs   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
This innovative regional correctional facility, located in Kugluktuk, is currently engaged in community-based programming consultations with the community.
Nunavut’s Community Justice Committees allow for positive alternative, community based participation in the Justice system.
Funds are provided to the Government of Nunavut to support these Committees carry out adult and youth diversion, victim support services and crime prevention activities.
canada.justice.gc.ca /en/ps/ajs/programs/nunavut.html   (140 words)

  
 Canku Ota - November 1, 2003 - Enterprising Schoolteachers Win BDC's Young Entrepreneur Award for Nunavut
KUGLUKTUK, Nunavut, Oct. 20 /CNW Telbec/ - The Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) today acknowledged the success of Jeanne Scarfe and Russ Sheppard with its 2003 Young Entrepreneur Award for Nunavut.
Although teachers oversee The Grizzly Den Inc., it is the students of Kugluktuk High School that run the organization's activities.
There was a 122 percent increase in overall school attendance at Kugluktuk High School in 2001-2002, compared to the previous school year.
www.turtletrack.org /Issues03/Co11012003/CO_11012003_Schoolteacher_Awards.htm   (718 words)

  
 World Literacy of Canada - Kama Coast to Coast 2003   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
The week of festivities began with a slight setback when Itah Sadu missed her flight to Kugluktuk due to a blizzard (unfortunately, there is only one flight into Kugluktuk and one flight out per day).
Accustomed to living in an environment where plans and schedules are often thwarted by the activities of Mother Nature, the planning committee took this small setback in stride and sent the word out to the community of 1,200 that Monday's activities would be moved to Wednesday.
After recovering from her shock at the cost of groceries in Kugluktuk (for example, four litres of milk costs on average $15), Itah picked out some local treats such as caribou jerky to bring home to her friends and family in Toronto.
www.worldlit.ca /kamaC2C_kugluktuk2003.html   (626 words)

  
 Kugluktuk Nunavut Information, Yellow Pages, and more
Our Free Classifieds for the State of Nunavut offer items such as used horse trailers, cars, trucks, motorcycles, outboard motors, books, horses, dogs, real estate listings including homes, businesses, and land, apartments for rent, boats and many other items that are for sale by owner.
Our History, Trivia and Facts Pages are populated with interesting, useless and random facts pertaining to Kugluktuk, Nunavut history, Canadian history, family history and the history of names.
Our Free Message Boards Nunavut daily to ensure the appropriateness of the topics for visitors of all ages.
www.hometowncanada.com /nu/Kugluktuk.html   (567 words)

  
 True Sport - LIVES HERE
Concerned by the delinquency, drug and alcohol problems and high suicide rate in their community, the teachers and coaches of Kugluktuk High School established the Kugluktuk High School Athletics Association (KHSAA).
From their experience in sport, coaches knew that a feeling of belonging instills pride and reinforces being a member of a team.
Kugluktuk, Nunavut, is a community of 1,300 people, 600 of them under the age of 20.
www.truesportpur.ca /index.php/exampleslearn   (204 words)

  
 October News Releases   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
KUGLUKTUK, Nunavut (October 10, 2002) - The Department of Culture, Language, Elders and Youth is hosting the first Inuinnaqtun terminology workshop from October 7 to 11, 2002 to give residents an opportunity to develop new terminologies and address issues related to the development of Inuinnaqtun.
Participants include educators, language specialists, interpreters and translators as well as individuals from Cambridge Bay and Kugluktuk.
One of the main focuses of the workshop is to determine appropriate terms to be used in government and medical documents.
www.gov.nu.ca /Nunavut/English/news/2002/oct/oct10.shtml   (201 words)

  
 FRED A WEBB & SONS - Hunting Muskox
Kugluktuk, the easiest hunting community in the Arctic to visit, the area that has filled the record books.
Originating out of our home base of Kugluktuk, hunts are conducted at two location's on Victoria Island.
A Twin Otter aircraft, required for this type of flying, is brought up from Yellowknife and the two pilots reside in our home in Kugluktuk.
fordinfo.com /fredwebb/wisland.htm   (347 words)

  
 The Inuit Business Directory
ACL is a service federation for 35 co-ops in Nunavut and the NWT.
The Enokhok Inn in Kugluktuk accommodates up to 6 people in 3 shared bath, non-smoking rooms, which have an adjoining common area.
The Kugluktuk Co-op was incorporated in 1960 and operates a retail store, coffee shop, postal outlet, gas station, and cable tv and fuel delivery services for the community.
inuit.pail.ca /results_kugluktuk.htm   (392 words)

  
 CBC - Nunavut Votes 2004
Constituency Profile: Bordered on three sides by the Northwest Territories, the Kugluktuk electoral Constituency is the westernmost in Nunavut.
For six years prior to division, Kugluktuk was represented by Cambridge Bay MLA Kelvin Ng.
CBC Radio Nunavut has given each of the candidates in the election the opportunity to make a short statement about why they are running for the territorial assembly.
www.cbc.ca /nunavutvotes2004/riding/010   (411 words)

  
 Kugluktuk Nunavut Inuit Sculptures using Ivory, Stone, Whalebone and Antler - Canadian Arctic Producers, Distributors ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Kugluktuk Nunavut Inuit Sculptures using Ivory, Stone, Whalebone and Antler - Canadian Arctic Producers, Distributors of Inuit, Dene and Metis Art Stone Sculptures
Kugluktuk boasts many fine artisans who sculpt in stone.
As a division of Arctic Co-operatives Limited, CAP is part of a co-operative system dedicated to providing support to Inuit, Dene and Metis people of Canada's north as they work together to create healthy social and economic development in their communities.
www.canadianarcticproducers.com /inuit-art-kugluktuk.htm   (73 words)

  
 Nunavut Regulatory & Licensing Agencies Info-Guide
To start a new business in Nunavut, there are a number of government regulations and legal requirements tthat you will need to take care of.
The NNI is a procurement policy affecting Government of Nunavut (GN) contracting activities.
If you are a local, Nunavut and/or Inuit firm, you can register with the Department of Public Works and Services and receive a bid adjustment and labour bonus if you apply on GN contracts.
www.cbsc.org /servlet/ContentServer?pagename=CBSC_NU/display&c=GuideInfoGuide&cid=1089652640976&lang=en   (973 words)

  
 Kugluktuk Grizzlies
Kugluktuk is also the first community north of 60 to receive the award.
We had 23 athletes from Kugluktuk compete this weekend and they were outstanding.They were working hard the whole weekend and the hard work paid off.
In her President’s address, April Pigalak, was overcome with emotion as she spoke of the positive changes she has seen and felt in the past four years in Kugluktuk since the Grizzlies formed.
www.kugluktukgrizzlies.com /news.html   (4907 words)

  
 Nunavut health centers and hospitals.
Search Nunavut health centers and hospitals for some real unique nursing opportunities.
The new territory of Nunavut is located in the farthest northeastern regions of Canada.
Care is provided by resident nurses as doctors visit the communities only once per week or so.
www.nursesentry.com /nunavut-health.html   (86 words)

  
 Fred Webb & Sons - Show Schedule
Webb Outfitting (Nunavut) Ltd. is a hunting company based in the territory of Nunavut, with holdings in land and buildings and communications and back up equipment and management.
As we are not sitting in front of a desk, but traveling and running hunts, we offer you a variety of contact points.
First is the marketing office in Maple Ridge, then for next month phone in Kugluktuk 867 982 5520 or fax 982 4917.
fordinfo.com /fredwebb/fshows.htm   (442 words)

  
 Nunatsiaq News
Abused women in Kugluktuk will have to wait at least another year before it’s possible for their community’s crisis shelter to re-open.
Paul Waye, Kugluktuk’s senior administrative officer, said he’s distressed by the lack of concern shown by federal and territorial governments over the problem of domestic violence.
The inspiration for the 25-song CD came out of a Nunavut Teacher Education Program music class taught by Moon Joyce in Pond Inlet in 2001.
www.nunatsiaq.com   (331 words)

  
 Ex Boreal Warrier - Mar7-14,2003
Ex Frozen Wolf confirmed the level of training for personnel prior to deployment - a crucial factor when you're sending people to the very shores of the Arctic Ocean in deep winter.
The small village of Kugluktuk was the focus of the ex, located at the mouth of the Coppermine River in Nunavut.
The small battle group flew into Yellowknife via CF Airbus, then on to Kugluktuk via small commercial flight.
www.rhli.ca /exercises/17mar03ex.html   (398 words)

  
 Indian and Northern Affairs Canada - 2001-01-12 Tahera re Project Proposal and Draft EIS   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Kitikmeot Inuit Association, P.O. Box 315, Kugluktuk, Nunavut XOE OEO 867-982-3310.
Nunavut Tunngavik Inc., #17 Mitik St., Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, XOE OCO, 867-983-2517.
Nunavut Wildlife Management Board, P.O. Box 309, Kugluktuk, Nunavut, XOE OEO, 867-982-4629.
www.ainc-inac.gc.ca /nu/nuwork/pi/jp/tar/JR1112_e.html   (627 words)

  
 Kugluktuk (Coppermine)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
1267) lies to the west of Cambridge Bay in the Canadian "mainland", sitting astride the Coppermine River close to the westernmost point of Nunavut (the river lends Kugluktuk its name, which means "place of rapids or moving water").
A relatively narrow sea passage, the Coronation Gulf, separates the mainland coast from Victoria Island at this point, a vital through-route on the Northwest Passage.
The most popular walk (20km one-way) is to the Bloody Falls, so called because a party of Inuit were massacred here following an argument with a group of Dene guides accompanying Hearne (relations between the two aboriginal groups were traditionally poor).
www.pacificislandtravel.com /north_america/canada/about_destin/nunavut/coppermine.html   (553 words)

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