The Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) says it’s sending reverse osmosis water purification units to Iqaluit at the request of the Nunavut government, after residents were ordered not to drink the water following evidence of fuel contamination in the city’s treated water supply.
Maj. Susan Magill, a public affairs officer with CAF’s northern military unit — Joint Task Force North — told CBC News on Saturday one of the water purification units had arrived in the city that day, and another was expected on Sunday.
The city has been in a state of emergency since Oct. 12, when staff confirmed evidence of fuel
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