In an update posted to social media on Sunday, the city says the water that’s been tested remains safe under Canadian guidelines.People collect river water through holes carved into the ice near Iqaluit on Friday. The city says it is working to find an alternate source of drinking water following a recurrence of fuel odours…
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Nunavut’s department of health has lifted the do-not-consume order for Iqaluit tap water, meaning residents can once again drink from the city’s water supply after going two months without it due to concerns about fuel contamination.Water from the City of Iqaluit’s water treatment plant is safe to drink again, the territory’s health department announced Friday…
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Iqaluit declares local state of emergency after COVID-19 community transmission detected
by Sue JonesThe City of Iqaluit declared a local state of emergency Monday afternoon at an emergency city council meeting. Iqaluit’s mayor Kenny Bell said the emergency empowers the city’s bylaw officers to enforce the territorial lockdown rules. The City of Iqaluit declared a local state of emergency after COVID-19 cases rose to 81 in the city over the…