Paulatuk, Northwest Territories

Infobox Settlement
name = Paulatuk
native_name = Paulatuuq
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long = -124.069444
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settlement_type = Hamlet
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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = Canada
subdivision_type1 = Territory
subdivision_name1 = Northwest Territories
subdivision_type2 = Region
subdivision_name2 = Inuvik Region
subdivision_type3 = Constituency
subdivision_name3 = Nunakput
subdivision_type4 = Census division
subdivision_name4 = Inuvik Region, Northwest Territories
leader_title = Mayor
leader_name = Ray Ruben
leader_title1 = Senior Administrative Officer
leader_name1 = Debbie Gordon-Ruben
leader_title2 = MLA
leader_name2 = Jackie Jacobson
established_title = Incorporated (hamlet)
established_date = 1 April 1987
area_land_km2 = 66.76
elevation_m = 5
latd= 69.351389
longd= -124.069444
population_total = 294
population_density_km2 = 4.4
timezone = Mountain (MST)
utc_offset = -7
timezone_DST = MDT
utc_offset_DST = -6
postal_code_type = Canadian Postal code
postal_code = X0E 1N0
area_code = 867
blank_name = Telephone exchange
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footnotes = Sources:
Community Governance Data List [http://www.maca.gov.nt.ca/governments/printpage.asp?Other=FALSE Community Governance Data List] ]
2006 Canada Census [http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/data/profiles/community/Details/Page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=6107014&Geo2=PR&Code2=61&Data=Count&SearchText=Paulatuk&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom= 2006 Canada Census, Paulatuk] ] ,
Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre [http://www.pwnhc.ca/programs/downloads/OfficialCommunityNames.pdf Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre - official names] ] ,
Canada Flight Supplement [CFS]

Paulatuk is a hamlet located in the Inuvik Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada. It is located adjacent to Darnley Bay, in the Amundsen Gulf. The town was named for the coal that was found in the area in the 1920s, and the Siglitun spelling is "Paulatuuq", "place of coal".

Demographics

Paulatuk, as of the 2006 Census, had a population of 294, of these, 265 were Inuit (Inuvialuit). [ [http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/data/highlights/Aboriginal/pages/Page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo=CSD&Code=61&Table=1&Data=Count&Sex=1&Age=1&StartRec=1&Sort=2&Display=Page&CSDFilter=250 Aboriginal identity population by age groups, median age and sex, 2006 counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities) - 20% sample data] ] . The two principal languages spoken in Paulatuk are Inuvialuktun and English. [http://www.assembly.gov.nt.ca/_live/pages/wpPages/mappaulatuk.aspx Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories, Paulatuk profile] ]

Community

The community is situated on Letty Harbour and was settled in the 1920s. This was followed a few years later by the Roman Catholic Church which opened a trading post. In the 1950s a Distant Early Warning Line site was built about 95 km (59 mi) to the northeast at Cape Parry, on the Parry Peninsula, providing a wage based income for the community. The trading post was taken over by the local co-op and today the local store is part of The North West Company.Northwestel]

Hunting, fishing and trapping are major economic activities, but in recent years art printmaking has played an increasing role in the local economy.

The Smoking Hills which are about 105 km (65 mi) west on the shores of the Arctic Ocean are a scientifically interesting object, since they are diminishing the pH value of the water areas. So the buffer effect has completely disappeared. Located to the east of the community is Tuktut Nogait National Park and Parks Canada has an office in the community.

ervices

Services include a two member Royal Canadian Mounted Police detachment and a health centre with two nurses. [http://www.stats.gov.nt.ca/Infrastructure/Inf_Profiles/Paulatuk(i).pdf Infrastructure] ] Phone services are provided by Northwestel with Internet by SSI Micro and their AirWare service. [ [http://www.airware.ca/?page_id=6 AirWare] ]

The community is part of the Beaufort Delta Education Council [ [http://www.bdec.nt.ca/ BEDC] ] and schooling is available up to Grade 11 at the Angik School. [ [http://www.bdec.nt.ca/bsite/angik/ Angik School] ] There is also a community learning centre operated by Aurora College.

The community is not accessible by road but there is a airport, Paulatuk Airport, and flights into the community are provided by Aklak Air from Inuvik three times a week. [ [http://www.aklakair.ca/scheds/AklakAir_Winter_Schedule.pdf Aklak Air schedule] ] In the summer floatplanes can use the Paulatuk Water Aerodrome and an annual sealift is provided by Northern Transportation Company Limited from Hay River. [ [http://www.ntcl.com/pdf/2008-Sailing-Schedule.pdf 2008 sailing schedule] ]

References

External links

* [http://www.maca.gov.nt.ca/governments/communityresult.asp?ComCode=408 Municipal Affairs and Community Administration profile]