Hopedale
Agvituk | |
|---|---|
Inuit community | |
 Hopedale | |
| Nickname: Place of the Whales | |
  Hopedale Location of Hopedale in Labrador | |
| Coordinates: 55°27′39″N 60°14′00″W / 55.46083°N 60.23333°W[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Newfoundland and Labrador |
| Region | Nunatsiavut |
| Settled | 1782 |
| Incorporated | May 12, 1969 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Inuit Community Government |
| • Mayor (AngajukKâk) | Marjorie Flowers |
| • Federal MP | Yvonne Jones (L) |
| • Provincial MHA | Lela Evans (PC)[2] |
| • Nunatsiavut Assembly member | Terry Vincent (I)[3] |
| Area | |
| • Land | 3.35 km2 (1.29 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 596 |
| • Density | 157.9/km2 (409/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-04:00 (AST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-03:00 (ADT) |
| Area code | 709 |
| Climate | Dfc |
Hopedale (Inuit language: Agvituk)[4] is a town located in the north of Labrador, the mainland portion of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. Hopedale is the legislative capital of the Inuit Land Claims Area Nunatsiavut, and where the Nunatsiavut Assembly meets.[5][6][7] As of the 2021 census, it has a population of 596.
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- ^ "Labrador MHA Lela Evans leaving the NDP to return to PC caucus". Yahoo News. 2024-07-16. Retrieved 2024-07-16.
- ^ Official results of May 3 general election for Ordinary Members to the Nunatsiavut Assembly nunatsiavut.com
- ^ Issenman, Betty. Sinews of Survival: The living legacy of Inuit clothing. UBC Press, 1997. pp252-254
- ^ "Labrador Inuit land claim passes last hurdle". CBC News. June 24, 2005. Archived from the original on March 21, 2007. Retrieved April 22, 2010.
- ^ "Inuit celebrate self-government turnover". CBC News. December 1, 2005. Archived from the original on March 16, 2007. Retrieved April 22, 2010.
- ^ Fitzpatrick, Ashley (July 31, 2012). "Nunatsiavut building and rebuilding". NS Business Journal. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016.