'The potholes are insane:' Rapid snow melt gets Iqaluit in deep trouble

Quick melting of heavy snow is wreaking havoc on the streets of Iqaluit, and some residents say the conditions are downright dangerous fordrivers and pedestrians.

"Oh my God, I have not seen it this bad since the city went on strike a dozen years or so ago," said Craig Dunphy, owner of Pai-Pa Taxi.

"Vehicles are bottoming out on some of these potholes. A woman here yesterday walked around the corner and went up past her knee."

The City of Iqaluit said on its Facebook page late last week that "the volume of runoff is exceeding the city's capacity to manage.

"Problem areas are being prioritized as they are identified and addressed as quickly as possible given the limited resources available."

Svetlana Tumilty, a longtime Iqaluit resident, said people were driving head-to-head to avoid major ruts.

"I mean the potholes are insane," she said. "It's very dangerous."

"Sometimes the cab has to go on the side of the road to avoid the potholes," said another Iqaluit resident, Daniel Davidee.