Bailey's biological father also died at the shelter in 2021, and she claims that the shelter's staff provided conflicting accounts of the circumstances surrounding the death of her Step father.
The Whitehorse Emergency Shelter, managed by the Connective Society, is under fire after a resident died on its premises in about eight months after the coroner's inquest into the deaths of four Yukon women.
Leonard James Capot-Blanc 56, a resident of Whitehorse, passed away on December 18 while accessing the shelter.
The cause of death remains unknown, but the incident has raised serious concerns about the shelter's policies and procedures. Nikita Bailey, Capot-Blanc's stepdaughter, expressed her outrage and frustration, citing a lack of transparency and accountability from the shelter's management and staff.
Bailey's biological father also died at the shelter in 2021, and she claims that the shelter's staff provided conflicting accounts of the circumstances surrounding the death of her Step father.
"I was told that my father took drugs in the lobby, slipped, and died," she said. However, her sister was given a vastly different account. "My sister was told that our father died in the shower room," Bailey explained.
The incident has also raised questions about the shelter's policy on checking on guests using the shower room. During a coroner's inquest into the deaths of four Whitehorse women in April, concerns were raised about the lack of checks on guests using the shower room. Bailey claims that the shelter has a policy requiring staff to check on guests in the shower room, but an employee denied knowledge of such a policy.
Bailey's loss of confidence in the Connective Society is evident. The incident has sparked calls for greater accountability and transparency from the shelter's management and staff.
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