Tungasuvvingat Inuit seeks clients, workers for Ottawa healing centre – Nunatsiaq News

Treatment program continues with new COVID-19 prevention measures in place

6 October 2020

The Ottawa-based healing program for Inuit is back up and running, with some new restrictions in place to help prevent the spread of COVID-19.

Tungasuvvingat Inuit’s Mamisarvik Healing Centre reopened on Sept. 14 following its temporary closure this past March due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Now, five clients, who had not finished their eight-week treatment cycle when the program was suspended, are back at Mamisarvik.

Chris Stewart, director of healing and wellness, said COVID-19 means Mamirsarvik has been obliged to reduce the number of clients, and the centre must make sure everyone is staying at a safe distance at all times.

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