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History Kangirsuk is 230 km north of and 1750 km away from Montreal. This village is surrounded by a cliff and a hill, both of them rocky. It is said that traces of Viking settlements from the 11th century can be found on Pamiok, an island near Kangirsuk Kangirsuk KANGIRSUK Kangirsuk. The village developed with trading posts in the 1920s. Address: PO Box 90, Kangirsuk J0M 1A0 Population Tel: 819-935-9090 Inhabitants: around 600 Languages spoken: , English Kangirsuk means "the bay" in Inuktitut, because the village is located in Payne Bay. Economic activities: Fishing, hunting, businesses and services, tourism, construction, transport, outfitters, arts and crafts

Services Clinic Northern Store Coop grocery store Coop hotel Temperatures Arena (and gym) Airport 20 Other services: 10 Daycare 0 Community centre (and sewing workshop) Post office -10 Access Full Gospel Christian Fellowship (Pentecostal church) -20 Kangirsuk can be reached by plane by taking a Holy Trinity Anglican Church -30 Canadian North flight from Montreal/Quebec to FM community radio Kuujjuaq then an Air flight from Kuujjuaq to Junior Rangers (Canadian Armed Forces) -40 Kangirsuk. January April June October The clinic Address: PO Box 90, Kangirsuk Quebec J0M 1A0 Tel: 819-935-9090 Nursing staff: 4-5 COVID-19 Fax: 819-935-4254 Activities and attractions 1 Expanded E-mail: [email protected] role Home Care Sports 3 1 Arena, equipped gym Hours: CLSC open from Monday to Friday from 9am to 5pm, emergency services evening/night/weekend. Hiking Therapeutic guide: Therapeutic guide - Ungava Tulattavik Health Center Mussel picking under the ice! Pharmacy: In the clinic Amenities: Archives, laboratory, radiology, x-ray and observation unit

Main services: Community health (home care, perinatal care, contraception, dental health, school health, occupational health, social services), emergency services, medical consultations Other activities Resources: Sewing workshops (parka, mittens) Doctor: 1 week/month, consultations by phone Police: Yes KRPF Firefighters: Yes Others: Interpreter, home support worker for PLA, youth protection worker, community health worker, Worth seeing kigutilirijiit (worker specialized in dental care/hygiene), siutilirijiit (worker specialized in hearing) Lakes and rivers Occasional visits from specialists Caribou, sea mammals and birds Archeological sites on Pamiok Accommodation island

You will be staying in a transit at a 5-min walk from the clinic. There are three private bedrooms; the rest is shared.

Smoking in the transit and bringing your spouse is forbidden. Animals are not allowed.

The transit is equipped. TV and cable are included, but there is no access to the Internet. Enjoy your assignment!