By Daron Letts, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Nunatsiaq News Uquutaq Society’s new $40-million low-barrier shelter is slated to open in Iqaluit in January. The new building is located downtown at 158 Nipisa St., near The Snack Restaurant. “This is a low-barrier site, meaning you don’t need to be sober or unimpaired [to enter],” said society CEO Laurel McCorriston in an interview in September. Named by elders as Ullivik, which means “the place you wait for the tide,” the three-storey, 44-bed facility will offer 16 beds for women, 24 beds for men and two rooms for couples, which can also serve as private space for individuals in need of quiet or privacy. The building includes an additional 13 single-occupancy transitional housing units on the top floor. Currently, the only other low-barrier…
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