A piece of PaulatukSA国际影视传媒檚 history has been restored with the help of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul.

FatherSA国际影视传媒檚 House, a Catholic Mission House and the one-time home of the local priest, was built in 1935 but had fallen in disrepair. For the last 20 years it has sat empty.

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But over the last five years repairs on the building have been done thanks to donations from the Deschamps family and the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul, a Catholic service group which also fills sea-cans with food and supplies for many Northern communities, including Inuvik, Paulatuk, Aklavik, Tuktoyaktuk, Ulukhaktok, Whale Cove and Gjoa Haven, among others.

FatherSA国际影视传媒檚 House will now serve as a thrift store and food bank for the community.

Many hands worked on the restoration, including Diocese of Mackenzie-Fort Smith bishop Most Rev. Jon Hansen, who once served as the pastor in Inuvik.

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A grand opening will be held on Thursday, July 20 at 5 p.m.