Boil Water Advisories

• Hiawatha First Nation ends 20 years of boil water advisories with new treatment plant

  The water treatment plant features a centralized treatment unit, officer and garage buildings and a distribution system. Phase 1 will see 40 homes hooked up to the system.

  Health

  Oct 19, 2023
  
• Feds’ $1.5B compensation for unclean drinking water called unfair by Indigenous leaders

  The settlement will compensate people living in First Nations communities that were subject to a drinking water advisory of at least one year between November 1995 and June 2021.

  Health

  Apr 28, 2022
  
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• Hajdu hopeful all long-term boil water advisories lifted in Canada by 2025

  Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu hopes Canada will be able to lift its remaining long-term drinking water advisories by 2025.

  Canada

  Apr 2, 2022
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• Boil water advisory in place in Fort McKay following water distribution system issue

  While crews have been able to repair a leak in the water distribution system in Fort McKay, Alta., a boil water advisory remains in place in the community.

  Canada

  Dec 27, 2021
• Feds remain committed to ending boil water advisories, Trudeau tells AFN

  Trudeau discussed the work done to date during an address to a virtual gathering of chiefs with the Assembly of First Nations.

  Canada

  Dec 9, 2021
• Feds considering ‘realistic timeline’ to end boil water advisories, Hajdu says

  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau promised to end all drinking-water advisories by 2021 when the Liberals were swept to power in 2015.

  Canada

  Nov 11, 2021
• Trudeau’s promise to improve First Nations drinking water years behind schedule: federal government

  The feds now estimate that all long-term water advisories won't be eliminated until 2023-24, while they also only expect long-term solutions to be in place by 2025-26.

  Politics

  May 5, 2021
• Ottawa won’t set deadline to lift drinking water advisories in First Nations communities

  Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller said he remains committed to ensuring every First Nation community will have access to clean drinking water.

  Health

  Mar 10, 2021
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• Temporary fixes, outdated policies leave some First Nations without safe drinking water: AG

  The report states that, in some cases, Indigenous Service Canada provided temporary measures to lift long-term advisories but long-term solutions will take years to be complete. 

  Canada

  Feb 25, 2021
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• Historic framework signed for First Nations-led Atlantic water authority

  This is the first framework signed for an Indigenous owned and operated water authority in Canada.

  Health

  Jun 23, 2020