The Iqaluit Elders Home has been closed since May 8 when six elders were transferred out of the facility to a seniors home in Ottawa and elsewhere in the territory, due to what the Health Department said were COVID-19 precautions. (File photo by David Venn)
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Health Department has not hired a new operator for the facility
Renovations at the Iqaluit Elders Home are expected to be completed at the end of October — nearly five months after six elders were removed from it. The elders were transferred from the home on May 8.
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