Iqaluit’s elder’s facility progressing, Society president hopes for 2018 opening – CBC

Society in talks with city about moving sewer line that runs through property

Jan 24, 2017

The Sailivik Society says it’s making progress on its new long-term care facility for elders in Iqaluit, despite the discovery of a sewer line running through the proposed building site.

“A lot has happened, and sometimes I think more should have happened,” said Pat Angnakak, board member of the society and also the MLA for Iqaluit-Niaqunnguu.

One of the milestones that has happened since last year is the hiring of a new business plan writer through funding from the government’s Department of Economic Development and Transportation, said Angnakak. The planner — who Angnakak says is familiar with long-term care facilities — will arrive in Iqaluit this February and is expected to complete a business plan by the end of March.

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