At the beginning of each winter shipping season of the ore ship in to Voisey’s Bay, Sikumiut puts a shed out to Southern Point and is manned by one employee.
The purpose of this position is to take note of travelers going in that direction to inform travelers of the ships passage, the status of the ship’s track, as well as create employment. The shack was built as a shelter for the employee, as hours are often long.
We spoke with Ronald Webb who is one of the owners of Sikumiut here in Nain.
He gave us some details as to what happened with the shack some time on Friday night or early Saturday morning.
He says the door was ripped off, the stove was damaged, the window was broken, and the chair was burned right in front of the door.
If anyone has any ideas on whom the culprit may be, please contact the Sikumiut at 922-1999 or the RCMP at 922-2862.