 In 1982, the Iron Ore Company of Canada closed its mines near Schefferville and most of the town's population left.In 1985 and 1995, the Government of Canada purchased more land in the defunct Municipality of Schefferville and added this to the reserve in 1996 and 1998, bringing redevelopment to the reserve through the recovery of some of the town's infrastructure.As of December 2010, the band counted 847 members, of which 759 persons are living in the community.