A sign is displayed in the window of a home in Lower Base. Residents have taken to posting the signs to draw attention to their public safety concerns during the territorial election. (Photo by David Venn)
Residents struggling with alcohol abuse need more support, says Lower Base resident
This past summer has been the most unsafe in the past three years in Lower Base, a neighbourhood near downtown Iqaluit, says a business owner in the area, and more needs to be done to address the root causes of violence and substance use.
Fire department received calls for the fire at around 1:15 p.m.
Smoke billows from a charred ATV after it was doused by the Iqaluit fire department near the Road to Nowhere Monday afternoon. It took about 20 minutes to douse the fire, there were no injuries and there is no police investigation, said city spokesperson Geoff Byrne in an email. (Photo by David Venn)