Tuktoyaktuk

Tuktoyaktuk Community Details

Tuktoyaktuk (Tuktuujaartuq – “looks like a caribou”) is set on the edge of the Mackenzie Delta on Canada's Arctic coast. It is the most northerly community in mainland Canada, located on Kugmallit Bay.

Location

  • 69'27'N latitude and 133'02'W longitude

  • 137 km north of Inuvik, 1,130 km northwest of Yellowknife
Population (2007)

  • 956
Languages

  • English

  • Inuvialuktun
Transportation

  • Accessible by air from Inuvik via Aklak Air

  • Connected to Inuvik and Aklavik by ice roads in the winter
Industry

  • The Northern Transportation Company Ltd. employs many in the transportation industry while others work in the exploration field.

  • The petroleum industry is a large part of the local economy, as are hunting and trapping
Schools
Local Services

  • Two grocery stores

  • A health centre with four nurses

  • RCMP detachment

  • Two restaurants

  • Two motels
Associations
    Baseball League 867-977-2513
    Basketball 867-977-2513
    Volleyball Association 867-977-2513
    Adult Games (Crib, checkers, 3 times a week) 867-977-2513
    Hockey 867-977-2513
    Outdoor Soccer 867-977-2513
    Biggest Loser Competition 867-977-2513
    Summer Swimming 867-977-2513
    Glad Tidings Mission 867-977-2431