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Nunavut Economic Developers Association
1104B Inuksugait Plaza, Phase II
PO Box 1990
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Tel. (867) 979-4620
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Info

Repulse Bay

Profile Year:

2010

Community

Community Information

Language:

English

Language:

Inuktitut

Access:

Air

Access:

Ship

Contact Information

Contact Person:

Steven Kopak

Phone:

867-462-4101

Email:

repulsebay_20051@qiniq.com

Fax:

867-462-4144

Location

Region:

Kivalliq

Latitude:

66.5°

Longitude:

-86.2°

Statistics on weather and climate

Average Yearly Temp:

-12.50C

Average Monthly Temp:

	Temp
January	-31.2
February	-31.7
March	-26.7
April	-17.8
May	-7.2
June	3.3
July	8.6
August	6.4
September	0.6
October	-8.7
November	-19.3
December	-26.1

Average Yearly Snowfall:

13.75cm

Average Yearly Rainfall:

1.78cm

Average Wind Speed:

19.60km/h

Real Estate Inventory

Private Housing:

25

Rental Housing:

115

Demographics

Demographics

Population:

748

Population Growth:

22.20%

Gender Breakdown

Male:

51.60%

Female:

48.30%

Age Breakdown

0 - 14:

39.60%

15 - 24:

23.50%

25 - 34:

13.40%

35 - 44:

10.70%

45 - 54:

6.70%

55 +:

4.00%

Employment

Employment:

40.00%

Unemployment:

34.50%

Sector Breakdown:

Construction	6.5%
Finance & Real Estate	4.3%
Hospitality
Manufacturing
Other	60.9%
Resource Development	6.5%
Retail/Wholesale	15.2%
Social Service/Non-Government	8.7%
Tourism & Cultural
Transportation

Economic Indicators

Average Income:

10912

Traditional Pursuit:

Hunting

Traditional Pursuit:

Fishing

Infrastructure

Capital and Infrastructure Inventory

# of km of Gravel Roads:

13.00km

# of km of Paved Roads:

0.00km

Communications:

Internet

Communications:

Landlines

Marine:

Floating Dock

Water/Sewage:

Truck

K-12 Schools:

Tusarvik School K - 12

Post Secondary Training:

NAC Learning Centre

Recreation Facilities:

Community Hall Arena

Airport

International Airport:

No

Max Length of Runway:

1036.00Meters

Runway Type:

Gravel

Airport Code:

YUT

Financial Services

Bank Branches:

None

Co-op Financial Services:

Light banking services offered

Business

Business Inventory

Number of Businesses: 1

# of Fulltime Employment: 0

# of Part-Time Employment: 0

# of Seasonal Employment: 0

# of Apprentices Employment: 0

Business:

Naujat Co-operative Ltd.

Environmental Inventory

Resource Based Opportunities:

Mining - North Country Gold Corporation - Committee Bay

Major Employers Inventory

Major Employer:

Hamlet of Repulse Bay

Major Employer:

Naujat Coop

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