Iqaluit

• 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

  12 hours
  
• 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
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• Iqaluit says trace amounts of fuel found in drinking water again

  The City of Iqaluit had already confirmed it was investigating after residents complained they could smell fuel in their tap water again.

  Canada

  Jan 14
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• 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
• Toys for remote northern communities set to leave CFB Trenton

  The RCMP are set to send thousands of toys to children in remote northern Canadian communities as part of their 11th annual Toys for the North Christmas program.

  Canada

  Nov 30, 2021
• Military suspends Iqaluit water treatment system as high winds blow down tent

  Iqaluit residents haven't been able to consume their tap water for more than 40 days after it was found to contain fuel.

  Canada

  Nov 24, 2021
• Iqaluit’s arctic temperatures hamper military efforts to fix water crisis

  Iqaluit has been under a state of emergency since Oct. 12 when fuel was found in the water at the city's treatment plant.

  Canada

  Nov 11, 2021
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• Underground fuel spill likely responsible for Iqaluit water contamination: officials

  Iqaluit city officials say they found signs of a historic spill next to the water treatment plant in an inaccessible hole in the ground.

  Environment

  Oct 26, 2021
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• 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