Gjoa Haven receives community’s first ambulance – CBC

Other Nunavut communities in desperate need for the same resources, says mayor of Igloolik

Sep 25, 2018

A community short on emergency vehicles, Gjoa Haven, Nunavut, received its first ambulance in the hamlet’s history last month.

The hamlet made a bid for the ambulance years ago when it was made aware of extra vehicles in Quebec. The ambulance is used but in very good condition and arrived via barge in August, said mayor Joanni Sallerina.

The ambulance arrived to the hamlet by barge from Northern Quebec, comes equipped with stretchers, and is already being used to transport elders who are sick and assist any patient in an emergency situation, said Sallerina.

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