The current situation in Kuujjuaraapik is a telling example. In the nearby community of Umiujaq, the water management situation is even worse. Built in 1986, it was blasted into solid rock. But Umiujaq Mayor Robbie Tookalook told the commission that there was never any money to properly run the system. The community now trucks its water from a nearby shallow lake.
Raw sewage is dumped right outside the community.
The creek is very contaminated, including the fish. These materials may not be reprinted for commercial publication in print, or any other media, without the permission of the publisher.