Gjoa Haven, Nunavut, declares state of emergency as power outage continues (www.cbc.ca)

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A state of emergency has been declared in Gjoa Haven, Nunavut, where an ongoing power outage is expected to continue into Friday.

Meantime, a blizzard warning was in effect for the community Thursday night and overnight temperatures were expected to drop below –40 C with wind chill.

A public notice from the hamlet on Thursday afternoon said the local warming centre would close at 9 p.m., and reopen at 9 a.m. The hamlet is offering money to anybody who has heat at home and can host others overnight.

People who host others can receive up to $50 per person, per night, the hamlet says. It's asking people to use social media to let others know if they have space for guests.

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[-] melsaskca@lemmy.ca 3 points 22 hours ago

If I remember the good samaritan story correctly, the guy who stopped to help took 50 pieces of silver from the injured guy's pocket, for his services. /s Is everything based on money and negotiation? Is "the community coming together to help each other" an outdated notion if there is no profit in it? In either case, I hope all is well and some help/aid is being sent to get things up and running again.