Nunavut capital grapples with big water system breakdown – Nunatsiaq News
August 11, 2015
Large section of Iqaluit has gone without water since Aug. 8
Many Iqaluit residents say they are frustrated and even angry over the City of Iqaluit’s handling of the continuing water crisis that has recently left a large swath of neighbourhoods close to downtown without water for days.
“There are health and safety implications when people don’t have water for days,” one resident, who wished to remain unidentified for this story, told Nunatsiaq News Aug. 10.
“If toilets aren’t flushing and are backing up, and if hands are not being washed, and if dishes are piling up and food is not being washed properly before it’s eaten — these are all basic precautions that everyone is educated to follow to avoid outbreaks of disease.
