Crews are still working to restore power to Kimmirut, Nunavut as a community-wide outage continues into its third day.
On Sunday morning, Nunavut power provider Qulliq Energy Corporation said electricity has now been restored within Kimmirut’s power plant, and crews are working on getting electricity to the community.
Qulliq Energy also said reinforcement crews flew into the community on Sunday morning with additional tools and materials.
About 400 people live in the South Baffin Island Hamlet of Kimmirut, which is about 125 kilometres southwest of Iqaluit. During the power outage, homes and stores have been without heat and electricity, and many residents are low on food.
The outage prompted the Government of Nunavut to declare a state of emergency in the community on Saturday.
Due to the outage, Kimmirut is under a boil water advisory, and the local health centre is only open for emergencies and urgent medical concerns.