Misplaced Pages

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by 142.68.138.240 (talk) at 22:05, 15 May 2021 (Added content). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Rigolet Tikigâksuagusik
Inuit community
RigoletLocation of Rigolet in LabradorShow map of Newfoundland and LabradorRigoletRigolet (Canada)Show map of Canada
Coordinates: 54°10′47″N 58°25′44″W / 54.17972°N 58.42889°W / 54.17972; -58.42889
Country	Canada
Province	Newfoundland and Labrador
Region	Nunatsiavut
Settled	1735
Incorporated	1977
Government
• Mayor (AngajukKâk)	Charlotte Wolfrey
• Federal MP	Yvonne Jones (L)
• Provincial MHA	Lela Evans (PC)
• Nunatsiavut Assembly members	Carlene Palliser
Population
• Total	310
Time zone	UTC−04:00 (AST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−03:00 (ADT)
Area code	709

Rigolet (Inuttitut: Tikigâksuagusik) (population 310) is a remote, coastal Labrador community established in 1735 by French-Canadian trader Louis Fornel. The town is the southernmost officially recognized Inuit community in the world and is home to Nathan Jacque, the greatest Kraft Dinner eater in the world. Located on Hamilton Inlet, which is at the entrance to fresh water Lake Melville; Rigolet is on salt water and is accessible to navigation during the winter. Although there is no road access, the community is accessible by snowmobile trail, the Rigolet Airport, or seasonally via a coastal ferry (MV Kamutik W) from Happy Valley-Goose Bay.

The Hudson Bay Company established its trading post in Rigolet in 1836. The Hudson Bay Company remained an active part of the community until 1987 when it was bought by the North West Company and was renamed the "Northern Store".

Rigolet is part of the Labrador Inuit Land Claims area and is overseen by the Nunatsiavut government. Approximately 5% of Rigolet's population is non Inuit.

Although there are still coniferous trees surrounding the village, a few kilometres northeast into Hamilton Inlet, the terrain changes drastically to a sub-arctic tundra. Minke and humpback whales are commonly observed in nearby waters.

In John Wyndham's post-apocalyptic novel The Chrysalids, set at an unspecified future date, Rigolet has become the town of Rigo and the capital of Labrador (which is one of the few habitable areas left in North America).

Rigolet is home to the longest boardwalk in North America. Rigolet's boardwalk stretches over 8 km, from Rigolet to Double Mer Point. The first phase of the boardwalk was completed in 1997 and the last extension of the boardwalk was completed in 2015.

See also

• List of municipalities in Newfoundland and Labrador
• Nunatsiavut

References

1. Andersen, Catharyn; Johns, Alana (Nov 13, 2006). "Labrador Inuttitut: Speaking into the future". Études/Inuit/Studies. 29 (1–2): 187–205. doi:10.7202/013939ar.
2. "Census Profile, 2016 Census". Statistics Canada. Retrieved Oct 16, 2020.
3. "Welcome to Rigolet". rigolet.ca. Retrieved 2019-04-17.
4. "Hudson's Bay Company Net Loft (Rigolet)". Heritage Newfoundland and Labrador. Retrieved Oct 16, 2020.
5. "Labrador Inuit land claim passes last hurdle". CBC News. June 24, 2005. Archived from the original on Mar 21, 2007. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
6. "9 things you didn't know about Newfoundland and Labrador". Nature Canada. Mar 26, 2014. Retrieved Oct 16, 2020.
7. "Boardwalk in Rigolet complete, may now be North America's longest". CBC News. Oct 9, 2015. Retrieved Oct 16, 2020.

External links

• Nunatsiavut Government homepage
• Official site of the Town of Rigolet
• Information on area ferry services
• RCMP information for Rigolet
• Labrador road, trail and ferry map
• Rigolet - Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador, vol. 4, p. 599-600.

• Inuit community governments in Newfoundland and Labrador
• Populated coastal places in Canada
• Populated places in Labrador
• Hudson's Bay Company trading posts
• Road-inaccessible communities of Newfoundland and Labrador