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- Road Closure – Sivumugiaq Street and Niaqunngusiariaq road City of Iqaluit Notices · Notice dated
- Water Shut Down and Precautionary Boil Water Advisory City of Iqaluit Notices · Notice dated
- Crosswalk Signal Lights Disabled – Queen Elizabeth Way and Niaqunngusiariaq Road City of Iqaluit Notices · Notice dated
- Drilling & Blasting Operation for STEAM Hub – Road to Nowhere City of Iqaluit Notices · Notice dated
- Road Closure – Anuri Street City of Iqaluit Notices · Notice dated
- Traffic Advisory – Vehicle Accident at Queen Elizabeth Way and Niaqunngusiariaq Road City of Iqaluit Notices · Notice dated
- City Office Closure - Thanksgiving City of Iqaluit Notices · Notice dated
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A late federal mineral-rights proposal is testing Nunavut’s devolution timeline
A proposed federal power to cancel or restrict mineral rights has arrived as Nunavut races to finish the laws needed for the April 1, 2027 transfer of public lands and resources. The proposal is not law, but its timing could force changes to Nunavut’s draft legislation and raises unresolved questions about consultation, compensation and the meaning of “national interest.”
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Iqaluit hydro project files new response as NIRB screening remains active
Nunavut Nukkiksautiit Corporation filed a response on Oct. 8 to a Nunavut Impact Review Board information request about its proposed Iqaluit hydroelectric project. The filing is part of an active environmental screening, not approval to build. NIRB had also asked the federal minister for more time to complete the screening, and the registry does not show a decision on that request.
Nunavut’s latest bird-flu notice calls Frobisher Bay findings suspected, despite earlier confirmed notice
The Government of Nunavut’s newest avian-influenza advisory says four bird species found dead near Frobisher Bay and Iqaluit between Sept. 4 and 11 remain suspected cases pending confirmatory tests. That conflicts with a Sept. 29 government notice that described a confirmed case in four species harvested in the same area and time period. Until the government clarifies the records, residents should not treat the local finding as newly or conclusively confirmed. Source↗
Frobisher Bay has no marine warning Friday, but flurries may cut visibility to one mile
Environment Canada’s Friday morning forecast shows no marine watches or warnings for Frobisher Bay, after a freezing-spray warning was in effect Thursday. Mariners can still expect flurries, visibility as low as one mile, northwest winds rising to 20 knots Saturday evening and one-metre seas. The ice forecast lists bergy water. Source↗
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Rankin Inlet boil-water advisory remained in effect in latest territorial update
Rankin Inlet residents were told to boil water used for drinking and other consumption for at least one full minute because of repair work on the utilidor, the Government of Nunavut says. A territorial update dated Sept. 17 still listed the advisory as active. Atiilu News Desk found no later Government of Nunavut notice lifting it.
NIRB asks for more time to finish Grise Fiord water-licence screening
The Nunavut Impact Review Board has asked the federal minister for more time to complete its screening of a proposed Type A water-licence amendment for Grise Fiord’s new water-treatment plant. The request is not approval of the licence or a decision on the project. Source↗
CRTC extends deadline for proposed Indigenous broadband funding stream
The CRTC has extended the deadline to comment on its proposed Indigenous stream of the Broadband Fund to Dec. 1, 2026 at 8 p.m. Eastern time. The proceeding could matter to Nunavut Inuit organizations, governments and communities seeking a funding process better suited to Indigenous-led internet and cellphone projects, but it is a consultation, not a funding call or approval. Source↗
Statistics Canada finds Inuit youth had different court outcomes than White youth in national study
A new Statistics Canada study found Inuit youth accused in Canadian youth courts were less likely than White youth to receive a guilty decision and more likely to have a case withdrawn, dismissed or discharged. The data are national, not Nunavut-specific: Nunavut is grouped with British Columbia, Yukon and the Northwest Territories for the study’s regional results. Source↗
WSCC launches dedicated employer-support team for Nunavut businesses
The Workers’ Safety and Compensation Commission says Nunavut employers now have a dedicated support team for help with business registration, clearance letters, payroll reporting, WSCC Connect and online injury or incident reports. The change is a service option, not a change to workplace-safety law, compensation coverage or employer rates. Source↗
Iqaluit hydro project files new response as NIRB screening remains active
Nunavut Nukkiksautiit Corporation filed a response on Oct. 8 to a Nunavut Impact Review Board information request about its proposed Iqaluit hydroelectric project. The filing is part of an active environmental screening, not approval to build. NIRB had also asked the federal minister for more time to complete the screening, and the registry does not show a decision on that request.
NIRB opens public comments on Resolute Bay ammunition-contaminant study
The Nunavut Impact Review Board has opened public commenting in its screening of a Defence Research and Development Canada proposal to study possible ammunition contaminants at and near the small-arms range east of Resolute Bay. The screening is not an approval or finding that contamination has occurred. Source↗
Nanisivik exploration proposal moves to response stage in NIRB screening
The Nunavut Impact Review Board says Honey Badger Silver Inc.’s proposed Nanisivik exploration program remains in active screening and moved to an “Opportunity to Respond” stage on Oct. 1. The step follows comments from the Qikiqtani Inuit Association, the Government of Nunavut and Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada; it is not approval to begin work. Source↗
NWMB’s Oct. 21 Pangnirtung meeting lists shrimp, narwhal and Tallurutiup Imanga items
The Nunavut Wildlife Management Board is scheduled to meet in Pangnirtung on Oct. 21. Its public meeting materials list items on a northern shrimp precautionary-approach framework, adaptive narwhal management in Northern and Eastern Baffin Island, and the Tallurutiup Imanga National Marine Conservation Area. The posted records show matters before the board, not final decisions. Source↗
Nunavut’s latest bird-flu notice calls Frobisher Bay findings suspected, despite earlier confirmed notice
The Government of Nunavut’s newest avian-influenza advisory says four bird species found dead near Frobisher Bay and Iqaluit between Sept. 4 and 11 remain suspected cases pending confirmatory tests. That conflicts with a Sept. 29 government notice that described a confirmed case in four species harvested in the same area and time period. Until the government clarifies the records, residents should not treat the local finding as newly or conclusively confirmed. Source↗
Arviat gale warning and Baker freezing-spray warning in effect
Environment Canada has a gale warning in effect for Arviat waters and a freezing-spray warning for Baker waters on Saturday, Oct. 17. Rankin waters have no warning, but winds are forecast to reach 30 knots Saturday evening and seas to build to three metres Sunday morning.
Taloyoak told to boil drinking water after treatment-plant pump failure
Taloyoak residents must boil water used for drinking and other consumption for at least one full minute after a pump failed at the community’s water treatment plant. The Government of Nunavut says the advisory remains in place until further notice.
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