Close X
Monday, November 25, 2024
ADVT 
National

Saskatchewan Town Gets All-Clear For Drinking Water, Boil Water Advisory Lifted

The Canadian Press, 18 Aug, 2015 12:04 PM
    NORTH BATTLEFORD, Sask. — A drinking water advisory has been lifted for the Saskatchewan town of North Battleford.
     
    The Saskatchewan Water Security Agency lifted the advisory today after getting test results from the city that showed no contamination in the water.
     
    A "process error" last Tuesday led to about 8,000 litres of partially treated water going into clean water at one of the city's filtration plants for six minutes. T
     
    The facility was shut down and its main lines were flushed.
     
    Engineers believe the partially treated water remained in the treatment plant, but officials issued the advisory as a precaution.
     
    The city's 14,000 residents were told o boil all water used for drinking, cooking and brushing teeth for at least one minute.
     
    “The safety of our residents and guests is paramount and we thank them all for their co-operation and patience," city manager James Puffalt said in a new release Tuesday.
     
    More than 7,000 residents became sick in 2001 when a parasite called cryptosporidium entered the city's water supply during routine maintenance of a chemical filter.
     
    No one died.

    MORE National ARTICLES

    B.C. Says Park Policy Offers Protection While Others Fear Development

    The Ministry of Environment is expected to release its policy on issuing permits for research and information gathering within provincial parks on Friday.

    B.C. Says Park Policy Offers Protection While Others Fear Development

    As Canadian Leaders Debated, Donald Trump Was Producing The Wildest Show In Politics

    As Canadian Leaders Debated, Donald Trump Was Producing The Wildest Show In Politics
    The first debate of the U.S. presidential election cycle was only a moment old and arguably wilder than anything that's happened in any Canadian leaders' debate, ever — let alone Thursday's.

    As Canadian Leaders Debated, Donald Trump Was Producing The Wildest Show In Politics

    B.C. And Third First Nation In Campbell River Sign Timber Licence Deal

    B.C. And Third First Nation In Campbell River Sign Timber Licence Deal
      VICTORIA — The B.C. government has announced a 25-year timber licence agreement with a First Nation on Vancouver Island.

    B.C. And Third First Nation In Campbell River Sign Timber Licence Deal

    B.C. Cabinet Minister Wants To Hear Canadian Anthem At Parapan Am Games

    B.C. Cabinet Minister Wants To Hear Canadian Anthem At Parapan Am Games
    NANAIMO, B.C. — Barely three weeks ago, Michelle Stilwell was in British Columbia's legislature locked in a raging debate about the province's pursuit of a liquefied natural gas industry.

    B.C. Cabinet Minister Wants To Hear Canadian Anthem At Parapan Am Games

    Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall Says Equalization Program Too Rich For Hydro Provinces

    "It is a lot of money to go out in a way that seems to be dated and not always efficient, and infrastructure and tax relief might be an option instead," Wall said

    Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall Says Equalization Program Too Rich For Hydro Provinces

    Inquest Called For In-custody Death After Woman Jailed In Terrace, B.C.

    Inquest Called For In-custody Death After Woman Jailed In Terrace, B.C.
    The coroners' service will investigate the death of a 25-year-old woman found in medical distress shortly after she was transported to a northern British Columbia jail.

    Inquest Called For In-custody Death After Woman Jailed In Terrace, B.C.