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Padlei Coop Inn (Inns North): Arviat"s Hotel
Aopaq Says: The Inns North is the only "hotel" in town but it is really not worth to stay here unless you absolutely have to. At $175/night, the facilities are adequate at best and the food is best avoided. Unfortunately, finding people to manage the hotel is problematic and there seems...
Aopaq Says: Bombadiers are relatively common in Arviat and are generally used to haul trucks, drums of fuel or other heavy loads long distances (8-12 hour trips). These original machines date back to the 60's but are still great for the purpose they are used. If you get a chance for a...
Aopaq Says: This is the Coop Store which unfortunately does not get the same amount of business as the Northern. However, I did just learn that the Coop brand of Raspberry Chocolate ice cream is awesome so I will be frequenting this place more often now. The Coop is also where you...
The Northern Store: Where to Buy Most Things
Aopaq Says: The Northern Store is a chain store that exists in every Arctic community. It is your place to buy food groceries, clothing, furniture, tv's, ammunition, skidoos and ATV's.In Arviat as most other communities the Northern also houses a Quick stop where you can buy Kentucky...
Aopaq Says: The Kiluk Sewing Coop sells a variety of sewn items (clothing, wall hangings and dolls) and carvings made from caribou antler and stone. The iglu shown is actually from the western region of Nunavut (each area is generally known for a unique style of carving or sewing). This...
Aopaq Says: Polar bears commonly come around the town in Late October and November. This is a time where most people are wary about walking out alone on the tundra. However, there is a yearly polar bear tag draw for which the "winners" are allowed to harvest a specified number of bears...
Aopaq Says: Due to the permafrost, it is not possible to lay regular piping systems for water. As a result all houses have to receive water delivery from one of the water trucks. There is a pump station just outside of town that fills up the trucks so they can deliver water to homes....
Aopaq Says: Many local Inuit using carving as there main source of income. The preferred medium is caribou antler although some use stone when it is available (we have no local supply here). Whether it be drum dancers, fishermen, kayakers, polar bears or cribbage boards, the artistic...
Aopaq Says: An Inuit delicacy is whale blubber or "muqtuq". This comes from the beluga whales that migrate along the Hudson Bay coast here. Muqtuq is eaten raw, boiled or fried and is definitely an acquired taste (especially raw which is quite chewy). When it is prepared "correctly"...
Aopaq Says: It is common to see skins hanging in Arctic communities. These are usually caribou hides which are used to line sleds, to sit or sleep on and wrap things in. However, in addition to caribou, one can see muskox and or polar bear and wolf pelts drying. To prepare these skins...
Aopaq Says: These are an example of traditional Inuit boots made from sealskin or caribou. The bottom parts in theses examples are made of moosehide. These two are examples from the westen side of Nunavut (the Kitikmeot). Equivalent kamiks in Arviat are mostly made entirely of seal...
Aopaq Says: Although Arviat itself is Off the Beaten Track, once here you can arrange to take a tour out to Wolf Esker (winter or summer), go caribou hunting (fall), geese hunting or egg collecting(spring), seal hunting (spring at the floe edge or fall by boat) or beluga whale hunting...
Aopaq Says: As you are probably aware, one characteristic of the Arctic is the presence of permafrost just below the surface. This icy layer presents difficulty for construction because should this layer melt under a house the ground will sink and structural damage to the building can...
Aopaq Says: I would suggest that you drop by the schools in Arviat because in some of the elementary grades, children are taught completely in Inuktitut. The schools also regularly have elders on site to help children learn more about their language and culture. This is a very important...
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Arviat / Eskimo Point - Arviat is one of the 14 communities in Canada's newest territory, Nunavut, which came into being on April 1, 1999. The town is situated on the west coast of Hudson Bay on the tundra which means there...
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Arviat is one of the 14 communities in Canada's newest territory, Nunavut, which came into being on April 1, 1999. The town is situated on the west coast of Hudson Bay on the tundra which means there...
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