Larocque to run Kugluktuk jail

Helen Larocque of Kugluktuk has been hired as the general manager of Kugluktuk’s new jail, set to open in September, Premier Paul Okalik told members of the legislative assembly last Thursday.

The recent budget from the finance minister allocates $1.5 million for the Kugluktuk Healing Centre and programs that will help offenders reintegrate into the communities.

The centre will house up to 20 offenders from the Kitikmeot region. Twelve more people will be hired to staff the centre.