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GN ends Iqaluit State of Emergency; city given approval to pump more water

The Government of NunavutSA国际影视传媒檚 acting Minister of Community and Government Services, Joanna Quassa, has ended the State of Emergency in Iqaluit, effective midnight, August 30.
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Unnamed Lake, a few kilometres north of the Lake Geraldine Reservoir. August 15, 2022. Trevor Wright/NNSL photo

The Government of NunavutSA国际影视传媒檚 acting Minister of Community and Government Services, Joanna Quassa, has ended the State of Emergency in Iqaluit, effective midnight, August 30.

SA国际影视传媒淚 am ending the State of Emergency as Iqaluit has the approvals necessary to expedite the replenishing of the water reservoir,SA国际影视传媒 said Quassa.

SA国际影视传媒淚 would like to recognize the cooperation between municipal, territorial and federal partners in addressing water security in Iqaluit this winter.SA国际影视传媒

The City of Iqaluit now has the necessary assets and regulatory approvals to pump additional water out of the Apex River and to begin pumping operations from Unnamed Lake, a few kilometres north of the Lake Geraldine Reservoir.

On August 12, the City of Iqaluit declared a Local State of Emergency amid an impending water shortage before winter. The territorial State of Emergency started on August 18.

The city expects the pumping to take no longer than 40 days before the reservoir is filled.





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