Baker Lake is a settlement in Nunavut on mainland Canada, 320 kilometers inland from Hudson Bay and located at 64° 19’ N, 96°02’W. It has a population of about 1500. It has an airfield which links it to the nearby coastal town of Rankin Inlet. For the electoral districts of the same name, see Nunavut (electoral district) and Nunavut (Senate Division). ... Hudson Bay is a large body of water in northeastern Canada. ... Rankin Inlet (Inuktitut: Kangiqiniq ᑲᖏᕿᓂᖅ or Kangirliniq ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᖅ) is a city in Nunavut territory of Canada. ...
In 1916, the Hudson Bay Company established a trading post at Baker Lake, followed by Anglicanmissionaries in 1927. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police had been in the area for fifteen years before establishing a post at Baker Lake in 1930. A small hospital was built in 1957, followed by a regional school the next year. The settlement is served by Baker Lake Airport. 1916 is a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar) Events January-February January 1 -The first successful blood transfusion using blood that had been stored and cooled. ... The Hudsons Bay Company building in Montreal The Hudsons Bay Company (HBC) is the oldest corporation in Canada and is one of the oldest in the world still in existence. ... The term Anglican describes those people and churches following the religious traditions of the Church of England, especially following the Reformation. ... A missionary is a propagator of religion, often an evangelist or other representative of a religious community who works among those outside of that community. ... 1927 was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP or Mounties; French, Gendarmerie royale du Canada, GRC) is both the federal police force and the national police of Canada. ... 1930 is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... 1957 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
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Baker Lake official website (http://www.bakerlake.org/)
The difference in the natural rate of increase for Canada and Nunavut is striking—Canada’s rate is 0.5 percent, while Nunavut’s is 2.7 percent, a difference of almost six times.
Nunavut’s population is growing rapidly because of its high rate of natural increase.
In 2001, 37 percent of the population was under the age of 15.
BakerLake or Qamani’tuaq (where the river widens) (Inuktitut syllabics:ᖃᒪᓂᑦᑐᐊᖅ), is a hamlet in Nunavut on mainland Canada.
The hamlet is located at the mouth of the Thelon River on the shore of BakerLake.
The BakerLake community is known for its printmaking and has been home to internationally exhibited artists such as Simon Tookoome and the late Jessie Oonark and Luke Anguhadluq.
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