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Population: 1450 Region: Kitikmeot Time Zone: Mountain Postal Code: X0B 0C0 Weather: Environment Canada The regional centre for the Kitikmeot, Cambridge Bay is a centre for business in western Nunavut. The people in the community are active in business and government, catering to tourists visiting the area for fishing and outdoor experiences and exploration companies working on Victoria Island. The Inuktitut name for Cambridge Bay is Iqaluktuuttiaq, which translates to “a good place with lots of fish”; outstanding fishing can be experienced in the lakes and rivers of the area. |
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| First Air operate flights from Yellowknife to Cambridge Bay on Sundays, Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. Canadian North operates flights from Yellowknife to Cambridge Bay on Tuesday and Saturdays. Travellers from Rankin Inlet can fly Kivalliq Air to Cambridge Bay on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Journeys from Iqaluit require an overnight in Yellowknife, before going on to Cambridge Bay. Kenn Borek Air operate flights within the Kitikmeot region. All flights originate in Cambridge Bay and service the communities of Kugluktuk, Taloyoak, Kugaaruk (Pelly Bay) and Gjoa Haven. Please check with the airlines for schedule changes. | |||
