IQALUIT, Nunavut—The federal government is sending the Canadian Armed Forces to help with the water emergency in Nunavut’s capital, and the work may include setting up a mobile water treatment plant. In a tweet Friday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he had spoken with Nunavut Premier Joe Savikataaq and that the military will be deployed to Iqaluit to co-ordinate and deliver clean drinking water. The city’s 8,000 residents haven’t been able to consume tap water for 11 days, since it was discovered to contain fuel. Iqaluit mayor Kenny Bell said the military will help set up the mobile plant but he didn’t offer details about how it would work. The military has sent three to five people to Iqaluit to assess where it could put the mobile plant, he said. “Right now, it’s a little bit too early to say what they’re going to do.” In an email to The …
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