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Water Shut Down and Precautionary Boil Water Advisory – 400-416, 552-586, 1601-1627
The City of Iqaluit announced a water shut down on August 7, 2026, from 9 AM to 1 PM for infrastructure work affecting addresses 400-416, 552-586, 1601-1627. Due to anticipated water pressure drops, the Chief Public Health Officer of Nunavut has issued a precautionary boil water advisory for these residents. All water for consumption must be brought to a rolling boil for a minimum of one full minu Update (City of Iqaluit, 20.08.2026, 23:19): The water shut down and advisory now affect the Plateau area. The new shut down is scheduled for August 15, 2026, from 9 AM to 6 PM. Update (City of Iqaluit, 24.08.2026, 23:19): The emergency shutdown is due to an urgent water infrastructure issue. City crews are actively working to restore water service by approximately 6:00 PM today. Update (City of Iqaluit, 24.08.2026, 23:19): A water shut down for the Plateau area was announced for August 18, 2026, from 9 AM to 6 PM. All-clear (City of Iqaluit, 28.08.2026, 15:50): The precautionary boil water advisory for the Plateau area has been lifted. The advisory is no longer in effect as of August 23, 2026. Update (City of Iqaluit, 01.09.2026, 23:40): A new precautionary boil water advisory and water shut down are scheduled for August 31, 2026, from 9 AM to 1 PM. This affects addresses 4065A-D, 4065 E-H, and 4096B. All-clear (City of Iqaluit, 09.09.2026, 11:26): The precautionary boil water advisory for addresses 4065A-D, 4065 E-H, and 4096B has been lifted. This resolution was announced on September 3, 2026. Update (City of Iqaluit, 10.09.2026, 07:35): A new city wide precautionary boil water advisory and water shut down are scheduled for September 5, 2026, from 6:00 AM to 12:00 PM. All-clear (City of Iqaluit, 23.09.2026, 21:36): The city wide precautionary boil water advisory has been lifted. The advisory is no longer in effect as of September 8, 2026.
- Location
- Iqaluit, Nunavut
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Start
- 01/08/2026, 02:00
- End
- 08/09/2026, 02:00
- Event type
- Boil water advisory, Microbiological
- Status
- Status unconfirmed
- Region
- Nunavut
- Last updated
Timeline
- · Alert first recorded
- · Start according to source
- · Automatically marked inactive
- · End according to source
- · Record last updated
Automatically closed
This advisory was automatically marked as resolved after 21 days without new official information. No official all-clear was issued. Please check with your local water utility for the current status.
What to do now
The source statements for this report contradict each other. We therefore show no own action steps and refer to the official source. The case is flagged for editorial review.
Sources
- City of Iqaluit
- City of Iqaluit
- City of Iqaluit
- City of Iqaluit
- City of Iqaluit
- City of Iqaluit
- City of Iqaluit
- City of Iqaluit
- City of Iqaluit
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