Aqsarniit Middle School in Iqaluit reopened on Wednesday, following its closure due to fumes caused by a fuel leak. (Photo by David Venn)
Environment
‘The door should have been chained, there shouldn’t have been anybody on the worksite,’ said Doug Workman, head of Iqaluit DEA
Aqsarniit Middle School reopened on Wednesday, with a fuel leak cleaned up and officials involved in a week-long ordeal now seemingly in agreement about what happened.
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Health
‘Somebody dropped the ball,’ says head of Iqaluit DEA
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ᐊᓯᙳᖅᑎᑕᐅᔾᔪᑎ ᓂᐅᕕᕐᕕᖃᕐᓂᕐᓴᐅᔾᔪᑎᐅᓂᐊᕐᑐᖅ, ᑎᑎᕋᕐᕕᒃᓴᖃᕐᓂᕐᓴᐅᓗᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᒥᑭᓐᓂᕐᓴᒥᒃ ᑲᑎᒪᕕᒃᓴᖃᓕᕐᓗᓂ
News
‘It had been gushing out for a while, fuel was seeping into the floorboards,’ says Iqaluit DEA chairperson
Politics
‘Inuit women’s voices are important,’ says Coun. Sheila Flaherty
Politics
Vacancies open after 2 councillors resigned last year
Health
First elder expected to return Wednesday
Health
Bypass system continues to be used, with water treatment plant still shut down
Health
City will enter talks to buy racquet club building
Health
Chief public health officer says city will continue to bypass treatment plant until this question is answered
Business
Changes would offer more retail, office space, and a smaller conference centre
Health
MP Lori Idlout echoes call on national radio; territorial leaders say third-party review is sufficient
News
No injuries reported in Monday morning kitchen fire that police deem suspicious
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ᕿᒥᕐᕈᐊᕐᓂᖅ ᐅᑯᓂᖓ ᐃᓚᖃᓚᐅᕐᑐᖅ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓂᒃ, ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᓐᓂᒃ ᐱᔨᑦᑎᕋᐅᑎᓕᕆᔨᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓄᓇᓕᐸᐅᔭᐃᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᔨᖏᓐᓂᒃ
Health
City says another ‘small contamination event’ occurred at water treatment plant Wednesday
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ᐃᓱᒪᓕᐅᕆᓕᖅᖢᓂ ᓯᑭᑑ ᓂᐅᕕᐊᒃᓴᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐱᔨᑦᑎᕋᐅᑎᑦ ᒪᑐᓂᐊᓕᕐᓂᖓᓂᒃ ‘ᐊᕿᐊᕈᕐᒧᑦ ᓈᒻᒪᓗᐊᓚᐅᙱᓚᖅ’ ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᓚᒌᓴᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖓᑕ ᑐᒡᓕᖓ ᑐᐄᓐ ᕗᐃᐊᓴᓐ
News
New animal control bylaw came into effect Jan. 11
Health
City shut down plant Wednesday to investigate traces of fuel in water tanks
Health
Water treatment plant shut down as cleanup of fuel contamination continues
Environment
In the fall of 2021, Iqaluit businesses collected 166 cubic metres of water bottles
Health
2 occupants displaced due to water damage
COVID-19
Anyone entering a city facility will need to have 2 doses of a Health Canada approved COVID-19 vaccine
Health
Nunavut government says ‘there is no evidence that a do not consume order is necessary’
Health
Nunavut government working with city to ‘monitor’ and ‘improve’ capital’s drinking water system
Justice
Police say 26-year-old stabbed another man in the chest and assaulted a woman