Federal government sends help to Kugaaruk amid water emergency – Nunatsiaq News
Dec 10, 2025
Unusually high tides forced seawater upriver and into water treatment plant over weekend
As Kugaaruk enters day four of its local state of emergency, the federal government is stepping in to help hamlet residents access safe drinking water.
Eleanor Olszewski, federal minister of emergency management and community resilience, announced the support Tuesday in a news release.
Unusually high tides, caused by this month’s supermoon, forced seawater into the hamlet’s water treatment facility Sunday. The plant immediately shut down, as it is designed to do in these instances.
