Metropolis of Iqaluit water remedy plant in Iqaluit, Nunavut, on Oct. 27, 2021. (Dustin Patar / THE CANADIAN PRESS)
IQALUIT, NUNAVUT --
Nunavut's Well being Division has lifted a precautionary boil-water advisory for town of Iqaluit.
The capital's 8,000 individuals had been below the advisory since Jan. 19 when town began utilizing a bypass system to pump water to residents.
Town shut down its remedy plant the identical day after consuming water coming from faucets was discovered to include traces of gas.
The water was additionally contaminated with gas late final 12 months and residents have been below a do-not-consume order for 2 months.
The Well being Division says in a press release that the boil-water advisory was non permanent to make sure the water was secure to drink whereas town was switching over to the bypass.
The division says such advisories are normal each time there's a vital change to how the water is handled.
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