Fire worries

Many Nunavik communities don’t have what it takes fight major fires, councilors said.

Lucassie Inukpuk, the mayor of Kuujjuaraapik and its regional councilor, is worried what would happen in the case of a fire at the busy airport in his community.

Adamie Qalingo from Ivujivik said his volunteer fire brigade in his small community is sometimes understaffed.

The council learned Quebec is considering a request from the KRG for $4.5 million of improvements, which could help bring the region’s firefighting capacity up to par.