City will provide next update on Monday, Oct. 25
The City of Iqaluit has extended its previous estimate of when its pipes will be flushed of contaminated water, and says residents may experience a harsher smell of petroleum through their taps than before. “This is expected during the flushing process,” said a city press release issued by spokesperson Geoff Byrne Wednesday. Iqalummiut have been...
Department of Health says disease is 'not uncommon' at this time of year
City testing focuses on disinfection, chlorine levels and pH levels, says city administrative officer
City leaders say vacancy had no effect on response to water crisis
Iqalummiut might notice smell until at least Monday, city says
Key developments in Iqaluit water crisis
Long-term health effects of drinking city’s tap water prior to advisories ‘not a concern,’ says Dr. Patterson
‘There’s a colossal amount of people involved,’ says cargo manager TJ Campbell
‘It’s kind of hard and disappointing when you are low-income and you have children to feed and you can’t wash dishes with the tap water’
“If you have a vial of fuel … this is enough to contaminate a million litres,” says University of Ottawa’s Roberto Narbaitz
Step allows government to ‘deploy necessary resources’ to protect public health and municipal infrastructure
Iqaluit Mayor Kenny Bell, right, helps distribute jugs of water at the Arctic Winter Games Arena parking lot on Thursday, following the arrival of several thousand litres of of drinkable water on an afternoon flight. There is a second water distribution centre set up at the Arnaitok Arena parking lot. Both centres are open from 3:30 p.m. until 8 p.m. Residents are able to take four litres per household. Residents were told earlier in the week to not drink tap water because of potential fuel contamination. (Photo by Mélanie Ritchot)
Ottawa volunteer and Arctic Co-op team up to send 35 cases of formula on a flight Friday
‘I’m worried about what happens to your body after drinking petroleum hydrocarbons for 5 days’
City sees long lineups at fill stations, stores sold out of water bottles
Investigations point to problems in city’s water treatment plant
Mayor, Nunavut government tell residents not to drink tap water
4 new cases were reported Monday
Mayor Kenny Bell called into ’emergency meeting’ on issue
Health Department points to ‘memorial gatherings’ in late September as source of exposure risk
Nunavut has no other active cases across territory
Residents struggling with alcohol abuse need more support, says Lower Base resident
Residents reported smelly water coming from their taps over the weekend
Over 750 children outfitted with new clothes and footwear
Territory has 164 nursing vacancies, up by 32 one year ago
Health Department has not hired a new operator for the facility
Federal and territorial governments will each provide $9M
Infected walrus was harvested on Aug. 21, says Nunavut’s Health Department
Ministers talk mandating shots for travel, GN employees and booster shots
