Iqaluit’s mayor telling residents not to drink the city’s water. This comes several days after residents have been complaining about fuel smells in the water.

Iqaluit city council just declared a local state of emergency.

A break in Iqaluit’s water news: This 13-year-old fixes discarded bikes for kids around town and doesn’t plan to stop for winter “I don’t mind the cold, I’ve got a light, I’ve got a little heater to warm me up.” nunatsiaq.com/stories/articl…

So much water landed in Iqaluit today. Cargo manager told me they had four planes more than usual in the last two days. He said this is sustainable if needed, but they're now running at full capacity. Workers are offering to work extra on top of 12-hour shifts to get water out.

“Iqaluit city officials assured people the city’s treated water was safe to drink before testing for the contaminant people said they could smell coming out of their taps.” Via The Eccentric Wallflower nunatsiaq.com/stories/articl…

Nunatsiaq News reporter Mélanie Ritchot spent this week trying to interpret Dept of Health graphs that show Iqaluit's water testing results. She went to two experts, who told her there's a reason the graphs are hard to read - they're missing key data. nunatsiaq.com/stories/articl…

Kugluktuk’s mayor told me about how his community has changed since alcohol restrictions eased three years ago: “Alcohol is causing all these negative effects and we don’t have the support system for mental health.”nunatsiaq.com/stories/articl…

After a voice in the crowd shouted “march to the legislature,” over 100 Iqaluit youth walked right in to demand more mental health help and suicide prevention. “It’s at the point where we’re wondering who’s next,” said 12th grader Minnie Akeeagok.

Wednesday morning sun dogs in Iqaluit 😍

P.J. Akeeagok has been named Nunavut’s new premier-elect after a three-way race this week. arctictoday.com/p-j-akeeagok-w… by Mélanie Ritchot via Nunatsiaq News

Indigenous publishers preserve stories in print as book sales rise in Canada | The Globe and Mail tgam.ca/4cGY1di

Loved writing about Indigenous book sales and the new edition of Elements of Indigenous Style in the works for The Globe and Mail 📚theglobeandmail.com/business/small…