Tasiujaq
A Very Small Inuit Village On Leaf Bay In Ungava Bay With Extreme Tides, Some Of The Largest In The World, Caribou Herds, Fishing And A Quiet Community Life. A Remote Village Reached Only By Air · Tasiujaq, Quebec
Tasiujaq is a very small Inuit village of about 400 people on Leaf Bay, the Baie aux Feuilles of French maps, on the Ungava Bay coast of Nunavik. The name is said to mean like a lake, because a sheltered basin lies behind the village (confirm). The village was founded in 1978 and is reached only by scheduled flight from Kuujjuaq. It is not a sightseeing town: there is no old quarter, no tour desk and no fixed programme. What sets Tasiujaq apart is water. The Leaf Basin sits at the head of a funnel-shaped bay where Ungava tides are among the largest in the world, with ranges reported at well over ten metres (confirm). Hunters follow seal, goose, char and caribou, and the Leaf River herd once crossed this country. Services are a Co-op store, a Northern store, a small hotel and a few takeaways (confirm). Costs are high and plans bend to weather, so go with patience and hire a local driver for any trip on the bay.
Tasiujaq, an Inuit village of about 400 people on Leaf Bay on the Ungava Bay coast of Nunavik, reached by scheduled flight; coordinates approximate, Tasiujaq, Quebec, Canada
Tasiujaq keeps no visiting hours because it is a living village. The Co-op, the Northern store, the hotel and any community hall keep their own hours, often roughly 9 to 5 on weekdays with shorter days at weekends - confirm by phone. Boat and fishing trips run roughly July to September while the bay is free of ice, and snowmobile trips run roughly February to April. Midsummer light lasts almost round the clock, while December brings only a few hours of daylight and fewer services. Walking the shore and the streets costs nothing at any hour. Sundays and public holidays are quiet, so buy food and fuel the day before.