Editing Iqaluit (section)

==Infrastructure==
===Emergency services===
[[File:Mounties Iqaluit Canada Day 19990701.jpg|thumb|[[Royal Canadian Mounted Police]] during a [[Canada Day]] parade in 1999. Policing is provided by the RCMP's V Division.]]
[[File:IqaluitHospital.jpg|thumb|Iqaluit Hospital]]
Emergency services (fire and ambulance) are provided by city from a single station on Niaqunngusiariaq.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.iqaluit.ca/departments/emergency-services-0 |title=City of Iqaluit Emergency Services Department |publisher=City.iqaluit.nu.ca |access-date=18 July 2020 |archive-date=20 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200720013016/https://www.iqaluit.ca/departments/emergency-services-0 |url-status=live}}</ref>

The emergency services fleet consists of:
*1 engine
*1 ladder
*2 staff vehicles
*3 ambulances

[[Iqaluit Airport]] Emergency Services is responsible for fire services at the airport. Following a fire at the airport in 1998, the Government of Nunavut re-opened the fire station at the airport.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://bst.gc.ca/eng/rapports-reports/aviation/1998/a98q0192/a98q0192.asp |title=Transportation Safety Board of Canada – Aviation Investigation Report A98Q0192 |publisher=Bst.gc.ca |access-date=8 August 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202231130/http://bst.gc.ca/eng/rapports-reports/aviation/1998/a98q0192/a98q0192.asp |archive-date=2 December 2013}}</ref> Their fleet consists of:

*Waltek C-5500 ARFF
*[[Oshkosh Corporation|Oshkosh]] T3000 ARFF

Policing in Iqaluit, as with the rest of Nunavut, is contracted to the [[Royal Canadian Mounted Police]] (RCMP) V Division<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/en/nu/home |title=RCMP in Nunavut |publisher=Government of Canada, Royal Canadian Mounted Police |access-date=9 May 2020 |archive-date=6 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200506230224/https://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/en/nu/home |url-status=live}}</ref> and the city is home to the divisional headquarters.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/detach/en/d/692 |title=Nunavut divisional headquarters |date=14 July 2015 |access-date=9 May 2022 |archive-date=1 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220701005924/https://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/detach/en/d/692 |url-status=live}}</ref>

Iqaluit also has a Municipal Enforcement Service that enforces local city bylaws. The services include handling of noise and traffic violations and animal control.

===Medical services===
[[Qikiqtani General Hospital]] is the primary care facility in the city. The local public health office also provides primary care services like STI screening and tuberculosis related services. Two dental clinics exist in the city.

===Sports facilities===
Iqaluit features two arenas, the [[Arctic Winter Games Arena]] and Arnaitok, the Iqaluit Aquaplex, a curling rink, [[Timmianut Pikiuqarvik]], an eighteen hole [[disc golf]] course, the Frobisher Inn Fitness Centre, in the W.G. Brown Building / [[Astro Hill Complex]],<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=82367 |title=W.G. Brown Building/Astro Hill Complex |access-date=19 July 2020 |archive-date=1 July 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150701162738/http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=82367 |url-status=live}}</ref> a golf course, outdoor basketball courts, soccer nets, seasonal outdoor ice rinks, a shooting range, a skatepark, and more.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://sustainableiqaluit1.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/2012-what-we-have-final-eng-web.pdf |title=What We Have – Our Community Assets |date=2012 |website=Sustainable Iqaluit |access-date=6 January 2020 |archive-date=6 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200106052801/https://sustainableiqaluit1.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/2012-what-we-have-final-eng-web.pdf |url-status=live}}</ref>

===Waste and water treatment===
The city's infrastructure is stressed by growth and lack of means to upgrade. Waste from the city is disposed of into an open air dump on Akilliq Drive (West 40) located south of the city.<ref name="autogenerated1">{{cite web |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/iqaluit-s-infrastructure-struggles-to-keep-up-with-growth-1.1096808 |title=Iqaluit's infrastructure struggles to keep up with growth – North – CBC News |publisher=Cbc.ca |date=12 November 2011 |access-date=8 August 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130807131102/http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/story/2011/11/22/north-big-fix-iqaluit.html |archive-date=7 August 2013}}</ref>

Although the city has water treatment facilities, raw sewage from the city is often dumped untreated into nearby [[Frobisher Bay]].<ref name="autogenerated1"/>

As the dump has reached capacity, the city plans to open a second dump {{cvt|9|km}} north of the city.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/iqaluit-landfill-new-1.4761571 |title=Iqaluit to get new $35M dump, replacing current one dubbed 'environmental disaster' |publisher=CBC |date=26 July 2018 |access-date=19 July 2020 |archive-date=23 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190823185721/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/iqaluit-landfill-new-1.4761571 |url-status=live}}</ref> Iqaluit does not have a recycling program in place; all recyclable materials are sent into the waste stream.

In October 2021, residents of Iqaluit, experienced a water crisis when their tap water was found to be contaminated with fuel. The contamination was traced to a decades-old underground fuel tank that had leaked into the city's water supply.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/iqaluit-water-contamination-may-2022-1.6443273 |title=An old fuel tank and 'the void' contaminated Iqaluit's water, experts say |last=Zingel |first=Avery |date=6 May 2022 |website=CBC News |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220506155942/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/iqaluit-water-contamination-may-2022-1.6443273 |archive-date=6 May 2022}}</ref> The crisis led to a state of emergency, with residents relying on bottled water and water from nearby rivers for drinking, cooking, and other daily needs.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://nunatsiaq.com/stories/article/iqaluit-declares-emergency-as-petroleum-suspected-in-water-supply/ |title=Iqaluit declares emergency as petroleum suspected in water supply |last=Venn |first=David |date=12 October 2021 |website=Nunatsiaq News |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211013005016/https://nunatsiaq.com/stories/article/iqaluit-declares-emergency-as-petroleum-suspected-in-water-supply/ |archive-date=13 October 2021}}</ref> The situation highlighted the challenges of providing safe and reliable water services in remote and Arctic communities.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thearcticinstitute.org/iqaluits-water-crisis-highlights-deeper-issues-arctic-infrastructure/ |title=Iqaluit's water crisis highlights deeper issues with Arctic infrastructure |last=Little |first=Kaylia |date=2 May 2022 |publisher=The Arctic Institute |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220503070109/https://www.thearcticinstitute.org/iqaluits-water-crisis-highlights-deeper-issues-arctic-infrastructure/ |archive-date=3 May 2022}}</ref>