Economy and Employment
Economic and employment opportunities are limited to work within the community, mainly service sector or for the local band council. There are only a handful of businesses in the town.
- De Beers Victor Mine
- Kataquapit's Inn - family run hotel housing DeBeers workers
- Northern Store and Warehouse - retail store
- Attawapiskat Band Council
- Attawapiskat Development Corporation
- Attawapiskat Airport
- April's Coffee Shop
- Kloxplex Studios (Private)
- SIPC Development Incorporated
- DeBeers Marc Guevremont Training Centre - training staff for Victor Mine
- James Bay General Hospital
- James Bay Ambulance Service
- Attawapiskat Fire Rescue
- Attawapiskat Water Treatment Plant
- Attawapiskat Health Centre - outpatient clinic
- Vezina Secondary School
- J.R. Nakogee School - public school
- CJBA-FM - local radio station
- M. Koostachin & Sons - retail store
- Hydro One - power generation and distribution
- Bell Canada - land line services
- Canada Post - postal services
- Attawapiskat First Nation Education Authority
From 1927 to 1960, the Catholic Church's Oblate Mission operated a sawmill.
In 1901 the Hudson's Bay Company established a trading post and store in town. The Northern Store took over the operations from HBC in the 1980s.
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