Igloolik mould infestation a “grave concern” for Amittuq MLA – Nunatsiaq.com
March 19, 2018
MLA says mould is making people sick, minister asks residents to clean it up
Amittuq MLA Joelie Kaernerk said his constituents are living in housing units that are “infested with mould,” and he wants to know what the Nunavut government is doing to clean up those units.
“In my constituency of Igloolik there is a family of 13 living in one unit. They believe that they’re getting sick from this mould in the unit,” the MLA, whose constituency includes the community of Hall Beach and a part of Igloolik, told the minister responsible for the Nunavut Housing Corporation, Lorne Kusugak, March 14 at the Nunavut legislature.
“Some of the family members have been sent out on medevac because of their illness. I am very concerned about it,” he said.
In February, Nunatsiaq News ran a story showing the unit of one young Igloolik family who were also living with severe mould growth.
One of those residents said she was concerned the mould could be causing her young children to get sick.
