Tuktoyaktuk told it now qualifies for disaster assistance – Cabin Radio

May 12, 2026

After flooding caused damage in Tuktoyaktuk last year, the hamlet’s MLA said it was being denied disaster assistance funding. Now, the territorial government says the community qualifies.

In late 2025, Nunakput MLA and cabinet member Lucy Kuptana told the legislature Tuktoyaktuk was being left to manage the aftermath of an August 2025 storm largely on its own.

Kuptana, a former senior administrator of Tuk, said roads were washed out, homes surrounded by water and key community facilities cut off during what she described as an unprecedented event.