Posted: Jan 13, 2021 7:00 AM CT | Last Updated: January 13
Residents of Arviat, Nunavut, give an appreciative send-off to a Vancouver doctor who stayed in the community through a COVID-19 outbreak.(Nataasha Hilu Komakjuak)
A locum doctor who worked in Arviat, Nunavut, through an outbreak of COVID-19 got a big send-off recently, when local residents organized a show of appreciation as he headed home to B.C.
Jessie Kaludjak of Arviat says Dr. Carl Le Roux means a lot to the community because he didn t want to leave them during the crisis. Le Roux stayed in Arviat for weeks longer than his normal rotation.