Boil water advisory lifts for Qikiqtarjuaq, Nunavut
Residents in Qikiqtarjuaq, Nunavut, can drink water from the tap again after a boil water advisory lifted Monday.
The advisory was put in place Aug. 25 after officials warned of contamination in the water reservoir.
Nunavut’s health department issued a news release Monday to say the water boil advisory has been lifted. It did not provide any details on the source of the contamination or how it was contained.
Related stories from around the North:
Canada: N.W.T. gov’t slow to act on school lead situation, independent investigation finds, amid water emergency, CBC News
Finland: Lapland seeing high waters, unusually heavy snow, Yle News
Sweden: Swedish weather service forecasts left municipalities ill-prepared for major floods, Radio Sweden.
