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September 10, 2004

Sniffing kills another man in Nunavik

Police are not releasing the name of a 24-year-old man who died recently from sniffing naphtha camping gas in Purvinituq.

Capt. Larry Hubert, who oversees the Kativik Regional Police Force in Nunavik’s Hudson Bay communities, said the man was found dead in a shack on Aug. 23, half an hour after he was last seen alive.

The death came one week after a 22-year-old man dropped dead in Kuujjuaraapik as he was walking between the community’s two bars.

Autopsy results are not available yet, but police have been told the younger man was sniffing Honda glue or plumber’s glue for two days prior to his death. The sniffing caused a heart attack.

Hubert said many people don’t realize that sniffing can be fatal.

“We know it causes brain damage,” he said. “But it is fatal. It can happen the first time they sniff.”

Hubert said he has no legal means of detaining or monitoring known sniffers, and can only help intoxicated people reach medical attention at the local nursing station.

September 10, 2004

Inukjuak mayor battles rising tide of ATV mishaps

After a rash of deadly accidents, Inukjuak’s mayor hopes to convince the Kativik regional council to make strict rules for driving all-terrain vehicles in Nunavik.

Andy Moorhouse said his community needs to clamp down on reckless ATV drivers, especially before his Hudson Bay community gets asphalt next year.

He plans to lobby fellow regional councillors at their next meeting, during the week of Sept. 20, to design new rules for the road that will slow down people who are speeding.

Moorhouse said he also expects to create a local bylaw to make helmets mandatory when driving ATVs.

Inukjuak residents have seen several ATV accidents this summer, including the death of a 45-year-old pedestrian, Lucassie Echalook, who was run over by a 14-year-old boy last month. Charges are pending.

Inukjuak also witnessed a serious ATV collision around the same time, involving a drunk driver that sent two youth to hospital in Montreal. The driver and passenger only recently came out of their comas, and are still being treated for their injuries.

Moorhouse said the accidents, mainly involving youth and alcohol, could have been avoided. “It’s just neglect of the rules.”

His lobby to increase street safety will include the mayor of Puvirnituq, where a man flipped his ATV and died instantly last month.

Residents of Inukjuak will also do their part, with a billboard campaign that will place pictures around the community, reminding drivers to watch out for pedestrians and children playing in the street.

Moorhouse hopes the Northern store will contribute to the campaign by selling helmets for reduced prices to customers who buy ATVs.

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