Description
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. Located at the northernmost tip of Baffin Island, Taqqut Co-op operates a retail store. Other Co-op business includes providing cable television services to the community as well as arts and crafts sales. Arctic Bay (population: 823) is called Ikpiarjuk – “the pocket” – because of the high hills that surround the almost landlocked bay from which the community gets its name. Arctic Bay is noted for miniature ivory carvings, traditional clothing and other arts and crafts. Stone used here is grey argillite, like that used in Sanikiluaq far to the south, but with brownish blotches and streaks. Carvings made from this stone are often very small, and pieces are sometimes made so that the brown markings stunningly enhance their features.
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