Iqaluit Drinking Water

• Boil-water advisory lifted for Iqaluit amid fuel contamination concerns

  The capital's 8,000 people had been under the advisory since Jan. 19 when the city started using a bypass system to pump water to residents.

  Canada

  Jan 28, 2022
  
• Fuel contamination concerns continue to cloud Iqaluit’s drinking water. Here’s why

  A water purification expert says not enough has been done to solve the root cause of the problem since an emergency was declared in Nunavut’s capital last fall.  

  Health

  Jan 23, 2022
  
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• Iqaluit water crisis: City shuts down treatment plant due to fuel contamination

  The city says a breach in the system is suspected to have caused Iqaluit residents to smell fuel in their water, with breaches detected last week and today.

  Health

  Jan 19, 2022
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• Iqaluit sets up filling station after fuel found in drinking water again

  Iqaluit residents reported smelling fuel in their tap water and the city confirmed trace amounts had entered the distribution network.

  Health

  Jan 17, 2022
• Iqaluit drinking water deemed safe again after 60-day do-not-consume order

  Residents of the Nunavut territorial capital were told on Oct. 12 not to drink tap water after fuel was detected in the city's supply.

  Canada

  Dec 10, 2021
• Iqaluit frustrated still unable to drink tap water after nearly 2 months

  On Oct. 12, the city declared a state of emergency when fuel was found in the water supply. Residents had complained the water coming out of their taps smelled like fuel.

  Canada

  Dec 3, 2021
• Canadian military arrives in Iqaluit to assist with clean drinking water crisis

  Iqaluit's 8,000 residents haven't been able to consume tainted tap water for nearly two weeks after fuel was found in samples.

  Canada

  Oct 24, 2021
• Iqaluit water crisis increasing plastic bottle use, companies offer recycling help

  Several companies in Nunavut are banding together to help recycle plastic water bottles being used in Iqaluit during the city's water crisis.

  Canada

  Oct 19, 2021
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• Iqaluit community bands together as drinking water remains contaminated by fuel

  The Nunavut capital's 8,000 residents were told on Tuesday not to drink the tap water after complaints started flooding in that it smelled of fuel.

  Canada

  Oct 18, 2021