Canada's far North is terrified of losing Amazon Prime — and residents say it would be like 'pandemonium'

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July 11, 2017 12:52 AM

In Iqaluit, the capital of Nunavit territory, Amazon Prime keeps food on the table.

Residents in one of Canada's northernmost cities are terrified of losing Amazon Prime, CBC News reported.

In Iqaluit, the capital of Nunavit territory, Amazon Prime keeps food on the table, according to the CBC. Even accounting for the government subsidy program Nutrition North, everyday household and food items cost drastically more in stores in Canada's northern regions than in their wealthier southern counterparts.

The region's food insecurity problem has become so drastic that one report said it should be considered a "national crisis."

Some Nunavit communities outside of Iqaluit lost their Amazon Prime deliveries when Amazon re-evaluated its remote location shipping in 2015, CBC reported. But the company left Iqaluit unscathed.

Many in the area believe Iqaluit may have survived due to the large number of orders the town places on Amazon Prime, according to the CBC. But they worry it may not be enough. Canada's far North regions are notoriously expensive to ship to due to fuel costs.

Chatelaine Magazine posted the video below about food costs in Iqaluit in June 2015.

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