Does Gjoa Haven’s water disruption constitute an emergency?

Does Gjoa Haven’s water disruption constitute an emergency?

Boil water advisories and bottled water shipments aren’t normal, but do they constitute a “crisis?” Gjoa Haven has been dealing with what the hamlet has called a “water service disruption” since Jan. 15, when a break was discovered in the pipe that brings water from Swan Lake to the hamlet’s treatment plant. Nunatsiaq News used the word “crisis” in a recent headline and in a Jan. 20 story to describe the situation. The dictionary definition — “a…