After years of work, the plans for Arviat's new fuel tank farm are being sent back to the Government of Nunavut to start from scratch. The community's hamlet council was met with opposition from residents on the proposed site of the tank farm and after much back and forth, the project came to a halt.
People in Arviat are asking their hamlet council to reconsider the site of where a new fuel tank farm is set to be built in the community. The proposed location is on the shoreline, near important harvesting areas and close to people's homes.
There are now 207 active cases of COVID-19 in the territory, 48 of which are in Arviat. The hamlet's mayor said testing capacity in his community is stretched past its limit.
Nunavut officials mark COVID-free milestone with trip to Arviat
Two days after travel restrictions were eased in Arviat, Nunavut officials took a day trip to the community to thank Arviatmiut for their dedication to beating COVID-19.
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Posted: Mar 31, 2021 4:58 PM CT | Last Updated: March 31
Nunavut s Premier Joe Savikataaq, left, Health Minister Lorne Kusugak, centre, and Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Michael Patterson, right, boarded a charter from Iqaluit to Arviat on Tuesday. (David Gunn/CBC)
Two days after travel restrictions were eased in Arviat, Nunavut officials took a day trip to the community to thank Arviatmiut for their dedication to beating COVID-19.