Posted: Mar 08, 2021 4:06 AM CT | Last Updated: March 8
An old storage shed is being used to story bodies after someone dies. Gjoa Haven s MLA, Tony Akoak, says the facility is inadequate. (Submitted by James Dulac )
An old storage shed with no heat or electricity is where the bodies are kept in Gjoa Haven, Nunavut. It is not a very nice place to put someone you love, said the community s MLA, Tony Akoak to CBC.
Tony Akoak, MLA for Gjoa Haven has been raising the issue for years. Still nothing has been done. (Courtesy Tony Akoak)
The shed is used as the local morgue with none of the convenience of a real facility.