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Medevac delays put Nunavik patients at risk, say doctors
Puvirnituq's health centre serves as a hub for the seven villages along the Hudson Bay coast. Doctors say there aren't enough medevac services for the region. Air travel in and out of the community has also been made more difficult due to ongoing renovations to the runway.
Nunavik health board proposes hiring private staff to help curb tuberculosis outbreak
The board's plan aims to increase the capacity for handling patients and also find ways to bolster its response to the tuberculosis outbreaks with more staff.
Nunavut caribou survey saved by cellphones
In 2023, scientists were conducting an aerial survey of the Beverly caribou herd when its photography plane suffered mechanical issues. So the surveyors taped their cellphones inside the plane windows to take videos, and hoped for the best.
Teachers vote to approve deal with Nunavik school board
After about two and a half years of negotiating, the Association of Employees of Northern Québec and Kativik Ilisarniliriniq, Nunavik's school board, have come to an agreement. In this latest round of voting, 90 per cent of teachers and 95 per cent of support staff were in favour of the deal.
Quebec gov't inquiry shows lack of oversight at Nunavik school board
The inquiry was launched after the board went from a $14 million surplus in 2019, to a $26.7 million deficit in 2023.
Strike avoided for schools in Nunavik, Que., communities
After more than 30 months of negotiations, Kativik Ilisarniliriniq, the school board in Nunavik, and the union representing teachers as well as support staff have reached an agreement in principle.