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By Cedric Gallant Local Journalism Initiative Reporter been in an eight-month battle with the Nunavik Housing Bureau to obtain a home for himself and his family. James Tarkirk, 24, lives with his partner, Alaku Poassie, who is seven months pregnant, and their two children ages three and four. He said he has moved from place to place while struggling to get answers for when the housing bureau will have a home ready for his family to move into. Currently, he\u2019s staying at his mother\u2019s place short-term while she is in Montreal. He might stay in the south permanently if he can\u2019t get a house in Salluit soon, he said. The Nunavik Housing Bureau takes care of accommodation for nearly 98 per cent of Nunavik Inuit, under the Quebec Housing Corp…. <\/p>\n

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By Cedric Gallant Local Journalism Initiative Reporter been in an eight-month battle with the Nunavik Housing Bureau to obtain a home for himself and his family. James Tarkirk, 24, lives with his partner, Alaku Poassie, who is seven months pregnant, and their two children ages three and four. He said he has moved from place to place while struggling to get answers for when the housing bureau will have a home ready for his family to move into. Currently, he\u2019s staying at his mother\u2019s place short-term while she is in Montreal. He might stay in the south permanently if he can\u2019t get a house in Salluit soon, he said. The Nunavik Housing Bureau takes care of accommodation for nearly 98 per cent of Nunavik Inuit, under the Quebec Housing Corp.... <\/p>\n

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