Local Journalism Initiative  30/07/2024  Coroner’s reports into the deaths of two Nunavik women during their stays at a medical boarding facility near Montreal two years ago include several recommendations to improve the safety of Inuit in the city. Mary-Jane Tulugak, 22, died on Aug. 19, 2022, after she was struck by a vehicle on Hwy. 520. Nellie Niviaxie, 26, died less than 24 hours later after she was struck by multiple vehicles on Hwy. 20. They were both staying at the Ullivik medical lodging facility in Dorval, Que., which houses Nunavimmiut who travel south for medical treatment. Coroner Éric Lépine announced an investigation into the deaths about a week later. Those investigation reports were released earlier this month and include information about Tulugak’s and Niviaxie’s deaths as well as 12

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