Parks Canada Douglas Harbour Shelter Project SummaryIn Ukkusiksalik National Park, the former Government of Nunavut cabin (N65° 42.324, W88° 49.263) was found destroyed by wind in spring of 2017. A new shelter will be constructed within a 1.5km radius of N 65’42’ 19.0 W 088’54’06.1. The new location is approximately 4km west of the old location. The new location will provide better protection from wind and a safe mooring place for boats.The Douglas Harbour Shelter project will help support:•Key Strategy 1 in the Ukkusiksalik National Park management plan: Infrastructure – ensure facilities are available for protection, presentation and promotion of Ukkusiksalik •Achieve Target 1.1.3 of the Ukkusiksalik management plan: to have hard-sided shelters in priority areas for park users and visitors•Article 10.1 of the IIBA that hard sided structures are available to ensure the safety of all users.The Shelter will provide a safe hard sided shelter for staff, visitors, and community members who are accessing the area for operational, visitation, harvesting or emergency purposes. Three to four Parks Canada Staff, 6-8 local Inuit contractors and bear guards will conduct the clean up and build the new shelter between April 15 2020 and May 15 of 2020; weather permitting. If delayed by weather, the construction may be conducted at a later date within the year or next season. All materials will be transported by snowmobile and qamutiiks. The clean up and shelter build are scheduled to occur at the same time with 12 people at a temporary camp for approximately 10 days. Clean up•Set up a temporary camp (bear fence, dome tents, canvas kitchen and toilet tents)•Clean-up of the former Government of Nunavut cabin site N65° 42.324, W88° 49.263•Separate and package wood with red paint and label “lead contamination”. •Lift each section of wall/floor/ceiling using steel bars and wrap with blue tarps. Staple tarps to wood. Collect and crate loose debris.•Load 2-3 sections onto each qamutiik. •Transport to Naujaat via snowmobile route along Roes Welcome North. Non-contaminated debris will be deposited in Naujaat landfill. Contaminated materials will be sealifted south to an appropriate waste facility.Shelter Build•Construct new cabin (MonGazebo structure) in the area of a 1.5km radius from N 65° 42.253 / W 88° 54.067•Potential for snow removal on building site•Construct the above ground footings using 6x6 timbers.•Construct floor on the footings and then build the 12’x16’ shelter. Construction estimated at 3-4 days.•Take down temporary camp and return to Naujaat via snowmobile Future Use•Construct an outhouse•Hard sided-shelter and outhouse will remain on site•Periodically, when required for operational purposes, a temporary camp with Bear fence and tents may be set up for several days or weeks around the shelter to conduct park work or research.•4-6 barrels of fuel may be stored temporarily on site to support park work or research•Local harvesters and visitors may use the shelter to support their activities•In future, the zone 3 area that permits motorized activities around the old cabin site will be moved to around the new shelter location.