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Yahoo
5 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
Oil leaking from old equipment and barrels at Nanisivk mine, Nunavut government assessing
The Nunavut government says it's working on a clean-up plan after reports of an oil spill near Arctic Bay. Photos posted to Facebook show oil on the ground near old barrels and equipment from the Nanisivik lead and zinc mine, which operated about 20 kilometres outside the community from 1976 to 2002. In a statement to CBC News, Nunavut's Department of Transportation and Infrastructure said it's "working on determining the extent of the contamination at Nanisivik." After those initial assessments the Department of Environment will also assess the site from July 14 to 26. Once that's done, Transportation and Infrastructure will develop a plan to remediate the site, the statement said. The government said it won't know how long remediation will take until those assessments are complete.
CBC
12-05-2025
- CBC
One person arrested after shooting incident in Arctic Bay, Nunavut
A 24-year-old man is in custody after an incident in Arctic Bay, Nunavut that caused the RCMP to send out an alert warning residents of an active shooter on May 8. The alert told residents to lock their doors, shelter in place, and stay away from windows. Denis Lambe, the assistant criminal operations officer with the Nunavut RCMP, told CBC News the man fired several times in the community, injuring one person. "That person was treated at the health centre in Arctic Bay for non-life threatening injuries," Lambe said. No RCMP officers were injured, Lambe said, but all were flown out temporarily for respite. RCMP brought in relief officers from Iqaluit in the meantime. Lambe said the entire incident lasted around 40 minutes. He also said a member of the person's family helped with the arrest. "In this case, family members did approach the male and disarmed him," Lambe said. "It did assist us, but we didn't ask the person to go and do that." The person in custody now faces four charges, including two counts of attempted murder and two counts of discharging a firearm with intent, with other charges pending.
