‘Like Legos’: Pangnirtung’s Auyuittuq Lodge doubles in size

Pangnirtung Co-op board member Rebecca Kanayuk cuts the ribbon Sunday for the expansion of hamlet’s hotel, Auyuittuq Lodge. Holding the ribbon are Pangnirtung MLA Johnny Mike, left, and board member Abraham Keenainak. (Photo by Daron Letts)

Pangnirtung more than doubled its hotel capacity on Sunday as Inns North hosted a grand opening of its $10-million, 18-room expansion of Auyuittuq Lodge.

Company officials compare the hotel’s year-long modular sea-can construction process to child’s play, but they don’t kid around when it comes to the benefits for the hamlet.

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