US EditionInuit village in Quebec’s Far North facing ‘severe’ water distribution challenges
- Authorities in Quebec's Nunavik region have expressed serious concerns about ongoing disruptions to water supply in the Inuit village of Puvirnituq, where residents have faced irregular access to water for nearly two months due to frozen infrastructure and harsh weather conditions.
- The issues began after a mid-March blizzard froze the village's five-kilometre water pipeline, and persistent bad weather prevented thawing since then.
- Puvirnituq, with approximately 2,100 residents, relies on trucks to deliver water over icy, snowy roads, but frequent blizzards and deep snowdrifts hamper these efforts.
- Kativik Regional Government hopes to bypass the frozen pipe with temporary repairs by June and resume normal operations in summer, while noting that infrastructure upgrades and skilled workforce shortages complicate long-term solutions.
- Authorities warn that prolonged water interruptions cause physical illnesses and mental health problems, effectively paralyzing the village, and that sustainable improvements may take another generation.
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The village's pipeline, which connects the water pumping station to the treatment plant, has been frozen since at least March. That has forced the village to drive further out of town to truck in water and have it manually chlorinated, slowing delivery to the community of roughly 2,100 people.
Inuit village in Quebec's Far North facing 'severe' water distribution challenges - The Turtle Island News
By Morgan Lowrie Officials in Quebec’s Nunavik region are raising the alarm over water shortages in the Inuit community of Puvirnituq, where a frozen pipe and persistent blizzards have left residents without consistent water deliveries for nearly two months. The Kativik Regional Government says the village’s five-kilometre-long water pipeline froze during a blizzard in mid-March and has yet to thaw. As a result, the town of roughly 2,100 people …
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