Pitsiulak Co-operative

Community owned Co-operatives in the Arctic are multi-purpose businesses that provide a wide range of services to their members and their communities. Services provided by local Co-ops include retail stores, hotel and tourism operations, cable television, arts and craft marketing, fuel distribution, construction & heavy equipment services, property rental and a variety of agency type services. Pitsiulak Co-op operates a retail store and hotel in Chesterfield Inlet. The Co-op also serves the community’s need for fuel and cable television services and property rentals. Chesterfield Inlet (Alternate Name: Igluligaarjuk. Population: 313) is located on the west coast of Hudson Bay in Nunavut Territory. The community has been a permanently settled area since 1910, making it one of the oldest Inuit settlements in the Hudson Bay region. A place of interest is a Thule site nearby where ancient Inuit tent rings and animal traps are still visible. Activities in Chesterfield Inlet include daylong sports fishing expeditions, Beluga whale watching, boating trips, wildlife watching, and hiking. Self-guided walking tours of Chesterfield Inlet encourage people to learn more about the community’s history.