Iqaluit says boil water advisory likely to last several days

Iqaluit is under a city-wide boil water advisory again, and will likely remain so for several days, according to the municipal government.

The advisory stems from repairs city workers were doing Tuesday to a water valve, which led to a water line losing pressure.

Though precautionary, this is the latest in a series of water issues in the Nunavut capital over the past six months. A previous city-wide advisory in January lasted for more than a week; residents also spent nearly two months in 2021 under a do-not-consume order due to concerns about fuel contamination in the city’s water supply.

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