Dr. Michael Patterson, Nunavut’s Chief Public Health Officer (CPHO), is announcing 37 new cases of COVID-19 in Nunavut, with active cases now in Baker Lake, Igloolik and Arviat.
The Hamlet of Pangnirtung declared a local state of emergency on April 2, 2015 due to a fire at the power plant, resulting in community-wide power outages.
Today, the Hamlet of Pangnirtung officially lifted the state of emergency issued on April 2, 2015, as a result of a fire at the power plant that caused sustained, community-wide power outages.
The Hamlet of Pangnirtung declared a local state of emergency on April 2, 2015 due to a fire at the power plant, resulting in community-wide power outages. QEC restored partial power to the community on the evening of Thursday, April 2.
The Chief Public Health Officer is advising the residents of Pangnirtung that due to a recent increase in the number of active tuberculosis (TB) cases in the community, the Department of Health is declaring an outbreak of tuberculosis.