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Patients in Quebec’s Nunavik region evacuated over persistent water shortages
- Some patients at Puvirnituq hospital in Quebec’s Nunavik region have been flown south since mid-May due to ongoing water shortages affecting the community and hospital.
- The shortages stem from a critical water pipe freezing in mid-March and delivery delays caused by harsh weather and slushy roads, complicating local water supply.
- Provincial authorities, led by Minister Ian Lafrenière, have arranged multiple water deliveries by plane but emphasize regional partners must lead decisions, while health officials monitor rising gastroenteritis cases.
- Lafrenière noted almost all Nunavik communities rely on old, fragile water systems prone to failure and highlighted the need for urgent long-term improvements amid housing instability and climate challenges.
- The crisis has exposed critical sanitation gaps causing illness, prompting emergency responses and underscoring the necessity of sustainable solutions to prevent future health risks and supply failures.
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Patients in Quebec’s Nunavik region evacuated over persistent water shortages
MONTREAL - The Quebec government is evacuating patients from a health facility in the province’s Far North because of persistent water shortages in a community.
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The North of North TV show got a lot of mileage playing up the rivalry between two fictional Nunavut hamlets — Ice Cove and Tuktutalik — vying for a research facility in their communities. That must be what Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami is trying to avoid by not divulging which communities are interested in hosting Inuit Nunangat University. For at least five years, one of the national Inuit organization’s priorities has been the development of a univ…
Two Nunavik Patients in Quebec Evacuated Due to Water Shortage - Canada French
MONTREAL — The Government of Quebec evacuates patients from a health facility in the province's North due to persistent water shortages in a community. The Ministry of Health reports that two patients were flown 1600 km south to the Montreal area from the Inuit village of Puvirnituq on Thursday evening and that others were going to follow. The emergency room at the Inuulitsivik health centre remains open. The residents of Puvirnituq, Nunavik, ha…
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