Residents told not to use Iqaluit’s tap water after tests show evidence of fuel
Oct 12, 2021 | 4:38 PM
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IQALUIT, Nunavut — Iqaluit residents are being told not to drink, boil or cook with the city’s tap water.
A statement issued by the Nunavut government says tests found evidence of petroleum hydrocarbons, or fuel chemicals, in the city’s water.
It also says newborns and infants should not be bathed in tap water.
The city ran tests last week and had said the water was safe to drink after residents complained on social media that their tap water smelled like fuel.
