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Posted: Feb 15, 2021 5:00 AM CT | Last Updated: February 15
A house being relocated is seen behind Tuktoyaktuk s sign for the Arctic Ocean. More residents have been forced to relocate to the subdivision of Reindeer Point, roughly seven kilometres from the hamlet s main area, as erosion threatens houses on the community s coastline.(Erin Felix)
Because of coastal erosion in the community of Tuktoyaktuk, N.W.T., new housing is being built and old housing relocated to Reindeer Point, a subdivision in the hamlet.
But services like groceries and the health clinic are located about an hour walk away, in the main part of the community.