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By Dominique Gen\u00e9, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Nunatsiaq News Two Nunavik communities are mourning the deaths of a longtime priest, his wife and their grandson in a house fire early Sunday. Reverend Tom Martin, who served the Cree community of Whapmagoostui and the nearby Inuit community of Kuujjuarapik for more than 20 years at St. Edmund\u2019s Anglican Church in Whapmagoostui, Marianne Martin and Rowan Martin all lost their lives in the fire, said Chief Robbie Kawapit of the Whapmagoostui First Nation community in a Facebook post. \u201cIn this time of unimaginable loss and tragedy, it is vital that we stand together as one community to offer our unwavering support and compassion to the grieving family,\u201d Kawapit said. Whapmagoostui is home to about 1,000 Cree who live alongside the Inuit community… <\/p>\n

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By Dominique Gen\u00e9, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Nunatsiaq News Two Nunavik communities are mourning the deaths of a longtime priest, his wife and their grandson in a house fire early Sunday. Reverend Tom Martin, who served the Cree community of Whapmagoostui and the nearby Inuit community of Kuujjuarapik for more than 20 years at St. Edmund\u2019s Anglican Church in Whapmagoostui, Marianne Martin and Rowan Martin all lost their lives in the fire, said Chief Robbie Kawapit of the Whapmagoostui First Nation community in a Facebook post. \u201cIn this time of unimaginable loss and tragedy, it is vital that we stand together as one community to offer our unwavering support and compassion to the grieving family,\u201d Kawapit said. Whapmagoostui is home to about 1,000 Cree who live alongside the Inuit community... <\/p>\n

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