Dorval Mayor Marc Doret extended his condolences to the Inuit community after one of its members was killed in a collision Wednesday evening. The man, 69, was struck by an SUV near Ullivik in Dorval, a centre that houses and treats Inuit patients from Nunavik who travel to Montreal for medical care. He was pronounced dead at the scene, at the intersection of Michel Jasmin and Orly avenues. A security guard confirmed to CTV News the victim had been staying at the centre. In a social media post Thursday, Drolet called the loss “painful.” “I offer my deepest condolences to the family, friends, and loved ones of the deceased. Our thoughts are also with the staff and residents of Ullivik, as well as the many individuals and organizations that support Inuit patients and their families during their stay in our community,” Drolet wrote. “This loss is all the more painful because it affects a community that has become an integral and valued part of Dorval’s social fabric.” Drolet said he recently met with Pita Aatami, president of Makivvik, an Indigenous political organization representing the Inuit of Nunavik. “Together, we discussed the challenges faced by Inuit residents and medical travellers in the Greater Montreal area, as well as ways to strengthen collaboration, safety, support services, and community well-being,” Drolet wrote. In two separate incidents, two Inuuk women were killed in car collisions in 2022, just two days apart, and were also residents at the Ullivik Centre. Their deaths led to a coroner’s investigation. The report called on Ullivik to review all security intervention measures. CTV News reached out to Ullivik for a comment but did not receive one in time for publication.
