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By Daron Letts, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Nunatsiaq News Uquutaq Society\u2019s 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. \u201cThis is a low-barrier site, meaning you don\u2019t need to be sober or unimpaired [to enter],\u201d said society CEO Laurel McCorriston in an interview in September. Named by elders as Ullivik, which means \u201cthe place you wait for the tide,\u201d 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… <\/p>\n

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By Daron Letts, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Nunatsiaq News Uquutaq Society\u2019s 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. \u201cThis is a low-barrier site, meaning you don\u2019t need to be sober or unimpaired [to enter],\u201d said society CEO Laurel McCorriston in an interview in September. Named by elders as Ullivik, which means \u201cthe place you wait for the tide,\u201d 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... <\/p>\n

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