A new water reservoir system for Iqaluit and upgrades to the city's water distribution system will be built over the coming years, thanks to roughly $214 million in federal funding.
Federal leaders beamed in to Iqaluit city council chambers Friday for a funding announcement. Minister of Northern Affairs Dan Vandal, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Nunavut MP Lori Idlout appear on screen. Iqaluit's chief administrative officer, Amy Elgersma, Mayor Kenny Bell and Nunavut Premier P.J. Akeeagok are seated.
"I could go on a long conversation about how this is going to change our city — because it will. It's going to give us a foundation to build on, something we've been lacking for a number of years." Trudeau, speaking via video conference, said the new reservoir will be built adjacent to Lake Geraldine, which is currently the city's reservoirHe praised community members for stepping up to help each other during the water crisis, and pointed to the support the federal government offered by sending in military personnel with temporary water purification systems.
"Access to clean, safe water is a right that should be available to any community. Nunavummiut have struggled to gain this basic right for far too long," Akeeagok said.
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