Source Feed: The Globe and Mail
Author: Morgan Lowrie
Publication Date: May 14, 2025 - 16:23
Inuit village in Quebec’s Far North facing ‘severe’ water distribution challenges
May 14, 2025
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.
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