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Solid ice a month late in Pond Inlet, Nunavut

Solid ice a month late in Pond Inlet, Nunavut

It's a sight Andrew Arreak says he's never seen before in Pond Inlet: open water at a time when the sea ice should be thick enough to sled on. Some people are still going out in boats. Others are finding alternate ways of accessing the land, since the ice they rely on for hunting and fishing is now a month late forming. In the Arctic hamlet of about 1,600 people, high winds keep pushing the sea ice away from the community, Arreak said.

Nunavut ends state of emergency as water services restored in Kinngait

Nunavut ends state of emergency as water services restored in Kinngait

The Nunavut government is ending a weeklong state of emergency in Kinngait as water services resume in the hamlet. The territory declared the state of emergency last Wednesday saying an electrical issue at the community's water pumphouse was limiting its ability to distribute treated water.

Nunavut declares state of emergency to help restore water services in Kinngait

Nunavut declares state of emergency to help restore water services in Kinngait

The Nunavut government has declared a state of emergency in Kinngait to help restore water services in the hamlet. The territory says an electrical issue at the community's water pumphouse is limiting its ability to distribute treated water.

Fiercer storms and bigger waves hasten Tuk’s erosion crisis

Fiercer storms and bigger waves hasten Tuk’s erosion crisis

The Northwest Territories hamlet has spent years coming up with a plan to move some homes away from its rapidly eroding coast, but the problem could be complicated by erosion of an island that currently protects Tuktoyaktuk’s harbour. With less sea ice cover, storms have more open water across which to whip up waves that can batter the community and hasten erosion.

Aklavik water plant back online after computer glitch

Aklavik water plant back online after computer glitch

Aklavik has begun delivering water again after a software problem affecting a computer at the hamlet’s water plant was resolved. A system error earlier this week meant the hamlet could not monitor water quality and, as a result, trucks were told to stop delivering water to homes, acting senior administrator Tom Ng said on Wednesday. Initially, technicians in British Columbia had struggled to fix the error remotely.

An oily plastic container was at the heart of Sachs Harbour's water contamination this spring

An oily plastic container was at the heart of Sachs Harbour's water contamination this spring

An oily container confused for a clean one is what left half of Sachs Harbour, N.W.T., without usable tap water for a month this past spring, according to government emails obtained by CBC. On March 23, a do not consume advisory was issued from the territory's chief environmental health officer after the smell of fuel and an oily sheen was found in water deliveries, according to a news release at the time.

Fort Liard, Nahanni Butte should be on 'high alert' for flooding in coming days, says N.W.T. gov't

Fort Liard, Nahanni Butte should be on 'high alert' for flooding in coming days, says N.W.T. gov't

The communities of Fort Liard and Nahanni Butte should be on high alert for possible flooding in the coming days, warns the Northwest Territories government. In a news release Wednesday, the territory said warm weather means the snowmelt from mountains in BC, Yukon and the N.W.T. is starting to make its way into the water system. That will contribute to high water levels and flow in the Liard and South Nahanni rivers.

Some in Sachs Harbour, N.W.T. still being told to drink bottled water

Some in Sachs Harbour, N.W.T. still being told to drink bottled water

Some people in Sachs Harbour, N.W.T are still being told not to drink the water that comes out of their taps — until a water sample for each affected home or building shows it is safe to drink. The entire community was advised, on March 23, not to drink delivered water because it smelled of fuel and had an oily sheen. Since then, Jeremy Bird, a spokesperson for the territory's department of health, told CBC News the community had been cleared to distribute water using an alternative water truck two days later.

The water tastes funny. So does this municipality's 'disrespectful' plan for a redo, locals say

The water tastes funny. So does this municipality's 'disrespectful' plan for a redo, locals say

Nicole Hancock, the executive director of the Safe Drinking Water Foundation, said systems exist that would take care of all contaminants and produce water that "would taste and smell great."
"I think that they should build a high quality treatment plant for a fraction of the cost," said Hancock. "We think that it would cost them less than $500,000. That's less than one-sixth of the cost."
"I don't think they've looked into these options," said Heney. "I don't think they want this town to stay here."