Danny Michelin is the AngajuKak of the Inuit Community Government.
He says the contractors have not yet been chosen but the project is expected to start sometime this month.
Michelin says the building materials for the Strathcona Museum have arrived in town and construction of the building starts this week.
He says 3 local employees will hired by the contractor.
Michelin says right now the contractors are doing some ground work on site where the old RCMP trailer was formerly.
It is located by the water front and behind the Hudsons Bay manager's house.