 In 1963, the Northern Quebec directorate of the provincial government, hoping to remedy in part this problem, decided to create a new village on the south shore of Leaf Lake where wildlife resources were more plentiful.In 1966, with the project about to start, the Inuit families which would relocate were divided as to where their future village should be built.A choice had to be made between a site known as Qaamanialuk Paanga and the site of the old trading posts.