Iqaluit warns of delays in water delivery, wastewater collection
City cites staff shortage and mechanical problem in advisory issued Wednesday
The City of Iqaluit is advising residents to expect delays over the next week in trucked water delivery and wastewater collection services. (File photo)
People in Iqaluit should expect delays in their trucked water delivery and wastewater collection services over the next week, the City of Iqaluit advised Wednesday.
Citing a staff shortage and a mechanical issue involving one service vehicle, a public service announcement from the city said the delays are expected to continue until Sept. 10.
Staffing shortages could continue beyond that date and updates will be provided, the announcement said.
In the meantime, the city is asking people to conserve water when possible to ease the demand on water supply services.
What happened to the 214 mil to fix our water woes?
off topic but good thing the city built a 60 mil garbage collection building still sitting unused months after completion while Greenland builds 48 mil waste to energy incinerator.
Don’t worry, they City’s doing the good work of saving Uquutaq and Ampere over $85,000 of the money they get from other governments. Those “affordable housing” units that Uquutaq’s building will ensure that people who don’t work live in better conditions, and with better water delivery, than those with full-time jobs that struggle to make ends meet.
$85K is one-fifth of one percent of $48M.
Social programs are not what makes northern infrastructure expensive.
$85,000 is over $30 for every privately-owned, property-tax paying home in Iqaluit. That doesn’t include the huge discount that the CIty gave to Uquutaq by only offering those sites for bidding to non-profits. Deputy Mayor Smith had no problem pushing for tax increases in January because the City’s costs are rising, but she also has no problem raising the City’s costs by handing over cash and concessions like it’s candy on Oct 31.
Well I appreciate the paraphrasing here, it would be nice to get some information we haven’t heard in the PSA on Facebook. Come on guys, how about a little reporting here like why are there staff shortages, what’s the mechanical issues, or how long we do we expect this to last.
So much for breaking news.
HR is taking too long to hire people. There has been a shortage for a long time and the City has not taken a proactive stance on it now us on water and sewage are paying the price. Water and sewage should not be a privilege, it should be a priority. Get it together public works!