Iqaluit’s coming water shortage is an ‘end-of-winter’ problem

Low precipitation levels mean the city's current reservoir will no longer be adequate year-round.

By Sarah Rogers, Nunatsiaq News August 1, 2018
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If the City of Iqaluit is serious about dealing with its looming water shortage, its focus should be building a pipeline to replenish its Lake Geraldine reservoir in early 2019.

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