Solutions are slow to come for water crisis plaguing Quebec’s Nunavik region

By Katrine Desautels Most Quebecers have only to twist a tap to get a seemingly endless source of clean water. The reality is completely different in the northern region of Nunavik, where the water supply system faces a host of problems, from bad weather to outdated equipment and labour shortages. Some would be inclined to blame a lack of political will, but solutions aren’t easy to implement. Water shortages are common north of the 55th parallel. In 13 of the 14 villages, there is no aqueduct and no sewer, partly due to permafrost. The west coast, along the Hudson Bay, is more problematic than the Ungava Bay side to the east. Weather events are more frequent and more violent — something that is expected to worsen due to climate change,…

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