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The Kivalliq Contractors Group’s team (Sakkku’s Subsidiary) and
Heavy Duty Mechanic Apprenticeship Program Sakku’s Team at Meliadine Mine (Fall 2022)

LARGA KIVALLIQ EXPANSION partners. As of this fall, Sakku has moved to sole

ownership of the service, which will make it easier to
introduce changes that will benefit Inuit.
Larga Kivalliq is the name of the medical boarding

home in Winnipeg for Inuit who must travel south
Among those changes will be a move to larger
for medical and other reasons. The goal is to provide
site. Larga Kivalliq currently has 121 beds and
a comfortable, welcoming place to stay during what
provides 73,000 bed-stays per year, which means
can be very stressful times away. Country food,
many medical travelers must be accommodated
respect for Inuit culture and services in both English
at hotels. The search is now on for a new home for
and Inuktituk are all important aspects of the Larga
Larga—either through purchase or lease of a new
Kivalliq experience.
building, or perhaps new construction. As the facility

expands, Sakku is also looking at opportunities to
For nearly 20 years, Sakku operated Larga Kivalliq
enhance the services provided on site—for example,
in partnership with Nunasi Corporation and other
by co-locating with a pharmacy.

18 DEC 2022 | BUSINESS ELITE CANADA