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'''Kuujjuarapik''' ([[Inuktitut phrasebook|Inuktitut]]: ᑰᔾᔪᐊᕌᐱᒃ) and neighbouring Whapmagoostui form twin villages with a total of about 1800 people (2021) in [[Nunavik]] in the far north of Quebec.
'''Kuujjuarapik''' ([[Inuktitut phrasebook|Inuktitut]]: ᑰᔾᔪᐊᕌᐱᒃ) and neighbouring Whapmagoostui are twin villages with a total of about 1800 people (2021) in [[Nunavik]] in the far north of Quebec. Kuujjuarapik sits at the mouth of the Grande-Baleine River on the coast of Hudson Bay in Nunavik, Quebec,


==Understand==
==Understand==
Kuujjuarapik is the southernmost Inuit village in Nunavik. The neighbouring Whapmagoostui is predominantly Cree.
Kuujjuarapik is the southernmost Inuit village in Nunavik.


The residents of Whapmagoostui are predominantly of the Cree Fiest Nation.
Kuujjuarapik means "Little great river" in Inuktitut. It refers to the community at the mouth of the Great Whale River. The Cree community name Whapmagoostui means "where there are whales". Previously, these two villages were collectively referred to as as "Great Whale River" in English and "Poste-de-la-Baleine" in French.


==Get in==
==Get in==
The community is only accessible by air, Kuujjuarapik Airport and, in late summer, by boat.

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| wikidata=Q3912851
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| lastedit=2024-02-17
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| content=Served by two airlines: Air Inuit and Air Creebec from [[Montreal]]. Air Inuit flights are daily while Air Creebec flies 3 times a week (Monday, Wednesday and Friday). Air Inuit also has flights from nearby communities: [[Radisson]] (La Grande), [[Sanikiluaq]] and [[Umiujaq]].
| content=Served by two airlines: Air Inuit and Air Creebec from [[Montreal]]. Air Inuit flights are daily while Air Creebec flies 3 times a week (Monday, Wednesday and Friday).
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==Get around==
==Get around==
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You can get across town on foot in 20 mins.

If you don't want to walk, you can call a taxi. $7/person. $15/person for going to/coming from the airport.
* {{Listing|name=Runway Taxi|phone=+1 867-213-0606|content=Cash only|lastedit=2024-02-24}}


==See==
==See==
* {{see
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| content=To see wildlife (birds, seals, whales and belugas)
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* Amitapanuch Falls which is 12 km upstream on Great Whale River
* The old church with a painting depicting Christ walking on the waters of the Great Whale River drawn by renowned Inuk artist Eddy Weetaluktuk


==Do==
==Do==


==Buy==
==Buy==
* {{buy
| name=Kuujjuarapik Co-op store | alt= | url= | email=
| address= | lat=55.2748 | long=-77.764 | directions=
| phone=+1 819-929-3266 | tollfree=
| hours=M-F 10AM-7PM, Sa 10AM-5PM, Su 1-5PM | price=
| lastedit=2024-02-19
| content=Grocery and hardware store. Also sells electronics and Inuit art. Soapstone sculptures made by artists from the region are sold for $225-300.
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* {{buy
| name=Northern Store | alt= | url= | email=
| address= | lat=55.2741 | long=-77.7635 | directions=
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| hours=M-F 10AM-7PM, Sa 10AM-5PM, Su 1-5PM | price=
| lastedit=2024-02-19
| content=Grocery store. Also has KFC and Tim Hortons.
** Tim Hortons and KFC hours: M-F 9AM-6PM, Sa 10AM-6PM, Su Noon-5PM
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* {{buy
| name=Whale Mart Store | alt= | url=https://www.facebook.com/WhaleMartStore/ | email=
| address=406 Whapmakw | lat=55.27598 | long=-77.75591 | directions=
| phone=+1 819-929-9595 | tollfree=
| hours=Opens from time to time. Check store website or phone ahead for operating dates and hours | price=
| lastedit=2024-02-19
| content=Locally-run general store that sells everything from coats to country food.
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==Eat==
==Eat==
* {{eat
| name=Airport Restaurant | alt= | url= | email=
| address=Av Henry Jamet | lat=55.2817 | long=-77.757 | directions=Just south of the hotel
| phone=+1 819-929-3606 | tollfree=
| hours=M-Sa 8AM-7PM (closed Su) | price=
| lastedit=2024-02-19
| content=Fast food restaurant. Hot dog, poutine, pasta, soup, muffin, continental breakfast are on the menu. Hamburgers don't taste good but chicken is delicious.
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==Drink==
==Drink==
* {{drink
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| phone=+1 819-929-3374 | tollfree=
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==Sleep==
==Sleep==
* {{sleep
* {{sleep
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| name=Kuujjuarapik Co-op Hotel | alt= | url= | email=
| address=1023 Av. Henry Jamet | lat=55.2824 | long=-77.7562 | directions=Right across from airport terminal
| address=Av. Henry Jamet | lat=55.2824 | long=-77.7562 | directions=Right across from airport terminal
| phone=+1 819-929-3734 | tollfree=
| phone=+1 819-929-3015 | tollfree=
| checkin=4PM | checkout=10AM | price=$235
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| image=Kuujjuarapik Co-op hotel.jpg
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| content=
| lastedit=2024-02-29
| content=Only hotel in town. Two-storey, 30-room hotel (no elevator) with individual bathrooms, WiFi, cable TV, communal kitchens, dining hall, exercise room and a reading room. Free access to laundry room from 5-9PM.
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==Connect==
==Connect==
Mobile call and data are provided by SSi Mobile/[https://www.qiniq.com/ Qiniq]. Only Rogers have roaming agreement in the community. There is no cellular service for Bell or Videotron customers.

==Stay safe==
* '''Police''': Kuujjuarapik {{phone|+1 819-929-9111}}, Eeyou Eenou {{phone|+1 819-929-3700}}
* '''Fire''': Kuujjuarapik {{phone|+1 819-929-9000}}, Whapmagootsui {{phone|+1 819-929-9110}}
* '''Nurse (on-call)''': {{phone|+1 819-929-9090}} or {{phone|+1 819-929-3307}}


==Go next==
==Go next==


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Revision as of 11:44, 17 March 2024

Kuujjuarapik (Inuktitut: ᑰᔾᔪᐊᕌᐱᒃ) and neighbouring Whapmagoostui are twin villages with a total of about 1800 people (2021) in Nunavik in the far north of Quebec. Kuujjuarapik sits at the mouth of the Grande-Baleine River on the coast of Hudson Bay in Nunavik, Quebec,

Understand

Kuujjuarapik is the southernmost Inuit village in Nunavik.

The residents of Whapmagoostui are predominantly of the Cree Fiest Nation.

Get in

The community is only accessible by air, Kuujjuarapik Airport and, in late summer, by boat.

  • 1 Kuujjuarapik Airport. Served by two airlines: Air Inuit and Air Creebec from Montreal. Air Inuit flights are daily while Air Creebec flies 3 times a week (Monday, Wednesday and Friday). Kuujjuarapik Airport (Q3912851) on Wikidata Kuujjuarapik Airport on Wikipedia (updated Feb 2024)

Get around

See

Do

Buy

Eat

Drink

Sleep

  • 1 Kuujjuarapik Co-op Hotel, Av. Henry Jamet (Right across from airport terminal), ☏ +1 819-929-3015. (updated Feb 2024)

Connect

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