Iqaluit blizzard shuts services, closes schools
In a news release at about 6:40 a.m. Thursday the City of Iqaluit said all city services will be closed until further notice, including water delivery, sewer and garbage services.
Nakasuk School, Joamie School, Aqsarniit School and Inukshuk Highschool are all closed this morning due to the weather conditions, according to the Iqaluit District Education Authority's Facebook page. The district said it would provide an update at 11:30 a.m.
Government of Nunavut offices in Iqaluit are also closed.
The Qulliq Energy Corporation said the outage is affecting the entire community and that operators are working to restore power as quickly as possible.
Road-clearing crews have been pulled from the roads for their safety and emergency services are only responding to critical calls when it's safe to do so.
Environment Canada writes that the blizzard is expected to continue until Thursday afternoon with winds in Iqaluit blowing at about 50 kilometres per hour and gusting to 70 km/h.
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