Bottled water is considered a priority for Canadian North flights heading to Iqaluit during the current water crisis.
But shipping cases of H2o will cost you – big time.
Katherine Mackenzie of Yellowknife organized a donation in Yellowknife and purchased $300 worth of water.
She phoned Canadian North, the only airline company to fly between N.W.T. to Nunavut and was shocked at the cargo’s $3,000 price tag.
“I was flabbergasted. I thought maybe I would just need to match the shipping costs, so if I spent $300 on water it would be $300 in freight,” Mackenzie said.
The northerner has roots in Nunavut with family in Rankin Inlet and Whale Cove and told APTN News she was fearful of price gouging from commercial stores selling water.
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