This was part of a relocation program operated by the provincial government for small communities that had become expensive to service.

[5] At that time, the community had a school (used by two children and their teacher),[6] a fire station, two churches, and a bed and breakfast.

[7] The school and one of the churches later closed, and in 2018 the community had only three paying jobs – the postmaster and two janitors – with the other residents mostly retirees.

The government estimated that the relocation would save about $20 million over 20 years; a large portion from cancellation of the ferry service.

They chose to live off the grid in their recently built home with a well to provide drinking water, a propane oven, wood stoves, satellite internet connection, a solar panel system, a snowmobile, a cell phone, and boats to travel to the mainland to purchase supplies.