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Dozens of homes without heat after days-long power outage in Nunavut hamlet
Six families were displaced and repair crews were sent after high winds delayed restoration and damaged heating systems in at least 24 homes, officials said.
- A days-long power outage in the Nunavut hamlet of Gjoa Haven damaged heating systems in at least 24 homes after beginning on April 8, leaving the community without electricity for about three days.
- Qulliq Energy Corporation workers struggled to restore power due to persistent high winds that hampered restoration efforts throughout the multi-day outage.
- The outage threatened the community's water system, triggering a local state of emergency that displaced six families now staying with friends or family through a billeting system coordinated by the Nunavut Emergency Management.
- Minister Cecile Nelvana Lyall confirmed a plumber arrived on Monday, with a second arriving Wednesday and two more expected Sunday, while the Canadian Rangers deployed to assist the community.
- "Efforts are also underway to secure the support of oil burner mechanics to assist with ongoing repair work," Lyall said, and the Nunavut Housing Corporation reports no further homes have been damaged since the outage.
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Dozens of homes without heat after days-long power outage in Nunavut hamlet
GJOA HAVEN - The minister responsible for the Nunavut Housing Corporation says heating systems in at least 24 homes were damaged during a days-long power outage in the hamlet of
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