Iqaluit Water
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Iqaluit has lost at least 6M litres of water due to issues with system, city saysThe city shut down all water services on Saturday while crews repaired the water line near the Astro Hill complex where a major leak had been reported early that morning.CanadaFeb 7, 2023
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Arctic security depends on Iqaluit water quality, Nunavut MP saysLori Idlout says federal investments in the North have often been inadequate to meet all of the infrastructure needs of communities.CanadaSep 5, 2022
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Nunavut ends state of emergency over water shortage in IqaluitThe territory declared the emergency earlier in August to ensure its capital could get necessary regulatory approvals to begin replenishing its reservoir.CanadaAug 30, 2022
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Nunavut announces state of emergency over Iqaluit water shortageIqaluit declared its own state of emergency last week due to a lack of precipitation and flows into the Apex River, its secondary water resupply source, being at a 40-year-low.CanadaAug 19, 2022
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Trudeau announces $214M for Iqaluit water system after fuel contaminationIqaluit's roughly 8,000 residents couldn't drink their tap water for 60 days last fall after it was found to be contaminated with fuel.CanadaApr 1, 2022
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Boil-water advisory lifted for Iqaluit amid fuel contamination concernsThe 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.CanadaJan 28, 2022
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Iqaluit says trace amounts of fuel found in drinking water againThe City of Iqaluit had already confirmed it was investigating after residents complained they could smell fuel in their tap water again.CanadaJan 14, 2022
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Iqaluit drinking water deemed safe again after 60-day do-not-consume orderResidents of the Nunavut territorial capital were told on Oct. 12 not to drink tap water after fuel was detected in the city's supply.CanadaDec 10, 2021
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Iqaluit frustrated still unable to drink tap water after nearly 2 monthsOn 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.CanadaDec 3, 2021
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Military suspends Iqaluit water treatment system as high winds blow down tentIqaluit residents haven't been able to consume their tap water for more than 40 days after it was found to contain fuel.CanadaNov 24, 2021
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