Minto midwife experiences life in northern community

Former Listowel resident Amy Sjaarda: ‘Any access to emergency assistance is six hours or three plane rides away’

MINTO – Puvirnituq is a village of about 1,500 people in the Nunavik territory of northern Quebec. A six-hour plane ride from Montreal, it is located beyond the tree line at the mouth of Hudson Bay. The village is accessible only by air and any roads end at the village limits. To travel beyond you…
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