US EditionNunavik village lifts state of emergency as water shortage stabilizes
- On June 6, 2025, Puvirnituq, an Inuit community in northern Quebec, ended its emergency status after crews restored the water supply by installing a temporary bypass.
- Following a fire that destroyed two houses and an ongoing water shortage lasting several months, the Inuit community announced an emergency situation on May 17.
- A blizzard in mid-March froze the water main, disrupting deliveries and creating a public health risk that affected the local hospital's hygiene.
- Crews installed a temporary bypass to replace the frozen pipe, and permanent repairs are scheduled for summer; the town has 2,100 residents.
- The restoration suggests improved living conditions, but ongoing infrastructure work indicates vulnerability to similar events remains.
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A state of emergency over a water crisis in Puvirnituq, on the Northeast coast of Hudson Bay ended today, but the issues that slowed the availability of running water to the Inuit village linger.
State of emergency ends in Puvirnituq, Que., as water flows again
The chair of the Kativik Regional Government says the water crisis in Puvirnituq has shown "that inexplicable living conditions still exist in this country," and that the region needs more resilient water systems.
A water crisis had been caused by the freezing, in mid-March, of the pipeline that supplies the village's water treatment plant.
A village in northern Quebec lifted the state of emergency triggered by a water shortage that had been going on for months.
Nunavik village lifts state of emergency as water shortage stabilizes
MONTREAL — A village in Quebec’s Far North has lifted a state of emergency triggered by a months-long water shortage. The Kativik Regional Government says the water is flowing once again into Puvirnituq after crews installed a bypass to temporarily replace a frozen water main. The Inuit village declared the state of emergency on May […]
MONTREAL — A village in Greater Northern Quebec has lifted the state of emergency triggered by a water shortage that has lasted for months. The Kativik Regional Authority states that water flows again to Puvirnituq after teams have installed a bypass to temporarily replace a frozen water pipe. The Inuit village declared the state of emergency on 17 May after a fire had damaged two houses. Its 2100 inhabitants were deprived of drinking water afte…
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