Inside a healthcare meltdown in a northern community – Cabin Radio

October 9, 2025

New documents tell a more complete story of how a nurse was suspended and ultimately left a Northwest Territories community after an MLA led a campaign against her.

Jennifer Patterson, nurse-in-charge at Fort Resolution’s health centre, was suspended with pay in late 2022 over allegations of racism. Tu Nedhé-Wiilideh MLA Richard Edjericon had led calls for her to lose her job.

An investigation into Patterson’s conduct by outside lawyers spent 81 days interviewing 27 witnesses, many of whom were selected by Edjericon – an intervention that disturbed Patterson’s union.

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