RCMP – (867) 979-1111
Fire/Ambulance – (867) 979 - 4422
Blizzard information – (867) 979-5300City of Iqaluit Firefighters are currently responding to an active fire at 147A. Residents may experience traffic disruptions in the area. Please follow the instructions of Municipal Enforcement officers directing traffic at the scene.
Please avoid 147A for the duration of the fire, to give our firefighters the room they need to complete their job safely.
On Saturday June 10th, starting at 11am, there will be a short traffic disruption on the Ring Road for a Pride Parade hosted by Positive Space Nunavut.
People wishing to join the parade are invited to gather at the Nakasuk School parking lot between 10:30 am and 10:45 to set up. The parade will begin and end in the school parking lot.
The parade route is marked in red on the attached map.
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Prior to our public information sessions about our water supply expansion plans – June 7th at Abe Okpik Hall in Apex and June 9th at the Elders Qammaq in Iqaluit, 4pm to 6 pm- the City of Iqaluit would like to share some information that outlines options for the proposed work.
There are three main goals for the Long term Water program:
1 - Replace and modernize the piped infrastructure sections that are susceptible to leaks and breaks.
Please be advised of a water shut down on Tuesday, June 6th, 2023 at approximately 7:00 p.m. to allow for necessary water infrastructure work.
Location of water interruption: 607, 609, 611, 613, 616, 619, 621, 622, 624, 626, 760, 761, 923, 924, 926 and 927.
The City of Iqaluit is pleased to announce that the annual community clean up will take place on Friday, June 16, 2023 from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM. We encourage all residents, businesses and visitors to spend the day outdoors and assist in cleaning up our beautiful community. Bags, gloves, and other supplies will be available for pickup starting at 8:30 AM outside the Iqaluit Library/Unikkaarvik Visitor Center.
On May 31st, Iqaluit-Sinaa MLA Janet Brewster invited members of the Iqaluit Fire Department to the Legislative Assembly to be recognized for the role women play in providing Iqaluit’s emergency services.
The City of Iqaluit would like to inform residents that many landline telephones are not working at the moment. Calls from cellphones to landlines are still working, and our Emergency Services can still be contacted for emergencies at 979-4422 and for non emergencies at 979-5650.
For the time being, please use a cellphone to call those numbers.
The City of Iqaluit would like to inform residents of a road closure planned for the Four Corners Intersection on Saturday June 3rd, from 7 am until 8 pm. This closure is to allow for street upgrades.
Local traffic will still be able to access businesses throughout the duration of the work. The site layout and traffic control plans are shown below.
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