Governor General Mary Simon to visit hometown while touring Nunavik

OTTAWA — Canada’s first Indigenous Governor General is making a visit to a number of remote northern Quebec communities, including her own hometown. 

Mary Simon will make stops next week in Kuujjuaq, Kangiqsualujjuaq, Kangiqsujuaq and Inukjuak. 

The five-day tour of Nunavik includes visits to schools, community gatherings and stops at Kuururjuaq National Park and Pingualuit National Park.

She’s also set to meet with local governments, Inuit leaders and elders as she works to promote her office’s priorities of education, mental health and Indigenous reconciliation.