FIRST NATION SHORT-TERM DRINKING WATER ADVISORIES –January 9, 205
Overview: There are 31 short-term water advisories in Canada not including BC: 4 in Atlantic, 0 in QC, 15 in Ontario, 2 in MB, 8 in SK, 2 in AB. First Nation Health Authority (FNHA) reports 6 in BC.
The long-standing lack of clean drinking water and wastewater facilities in Indigenous communities has left an indelible stain on Canada's flag. For years successive government have pledged to fix the problem, yet today there are 32 long-term and 31 short-term advisories in Indigenous communities across the country. While 145 long-term advisories have been lifted since November 2015, 31 remain, and the number of short-term advisories has not been declining in recent months, with short-term advisories regularly recurring in the same communities. Band Councils say government initiatives suffer from a lack of holistic approach, unprofessional consultants or engineers and poor funding for operators and related infrastructure.
HIGHLIGHTS
AT
BWA added: Abegweit, Rocky Point Public Water System(Jan 09)
BWA removed: Elsipogtog Public Water System (Dec30)
QC
BWA added: Lac Simon Public Water Systems (Dec 10)
ON
BWA added: Fort Severn PWS (Dec 24)
BWA removed: Fort William Public Water Systems (Jan 3)
SK
BWA added: Beardy's No. 97 and Okemasis No. 96 PWS (Jan 8)
BWA added: Lac La Hache No. 220 PWS (Jan 8)
BWA added: Ministikwan No. 161 PWS / Ministikwan No. 161A - Mudie Lake
BWA added: Mistawasis No. 103 (Jan 9)
BWA added: Sandy Bay No. 202 PWS BWA added: The Key No. 65 PWS (Dec 15)
BWA removed: Muscowpetung No. 80 PWS
BWA removed: Star Blanket No. 83 PWS (Dec 25)
AB
BWA removed: Kehewin PWS. (Jan 8)
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31 Short Term DWAs as of
January 9, 2025, plus 6 in BC
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First Nation
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AT(4)
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Water System
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Date Issued
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Advisory
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Abegweit
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Rocky Point - PWS
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2025/01/09
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BWA
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Eskasoni
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Eskasoni PWS Castle Bay
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2024/11/29
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BWA
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Elsipogtog
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Egtjipogteomino Care Centre -SPWS
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2024/10/15
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BWA
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Tobique
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Tribal ReLeaf/ Fishery Complex Semi-Public Water System
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2024/12/19
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BWA
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QC (0)
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ON (15)
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Big Grassy
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Assabaska Ojibway Heritage Park SPWS 07/22
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2024/07/22
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BWA
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Cat Lake
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Cat Lake Nursing Station (Previous Youth Healing Centre) SPWS
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2024/03/11
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BWA
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Grassy Narrows
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Grassy Narrows PWS
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2024/08/29
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BWA
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Fort Severn
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Fort Severn PWS
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2024/12/2024
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BWA
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Kashechewan
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Kashechewan PWS
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2024/12/03
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BWA
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Mishkeegogamang
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No 63B PWS
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2024/05/08
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BWA
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Munsee-Delaware
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Containerized PWS
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2024/10/28
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BWA
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Nort Spirit Lake
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Nort Spirit Lake PWS
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2024/8/20
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BWA
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Pikangikum
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Pikangikum PWS
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2024/02/08
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BWA
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Rainy River
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Rainy River PWS
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2024/02/06
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BWA
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Rainy River
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J.D. Junction Store SPWS
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2024/08/07
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BWA
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Shawanaga
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Shawanaga PWS
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2024/07/11
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BWA
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Slate Falls
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Tikinagan Building Semi Public Water System-NT
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2024/11/06
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BWA
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Wabaseemoong
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Whitedog PWS
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2024/10/28
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BWA
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Weenusk
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Peaweanuck PWS
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2024/05/3
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BWA
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MB (2)
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Berens River
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Berens River PWS
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2024/05/08
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BWA
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Black River
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Black River PWS
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2024/09/19
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BWA
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SK (8)
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Beardy's and Okemasis
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Beardy's No. 97 And Okemasis No. 96 PWS
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2025/01/08
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BWA
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Canoe Lake Cree
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Eagles Lake No. 165C / Eagles Lake PWS
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2024/12/05
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BWA
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Hatchet Lake/Wolaston Lake
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Lac La Hache No. 220 PWS
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2025/0u1/08
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BWA
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Ministikwan Lake / Mudie Lake
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Ministikwan No. 161 PWS / Ministikwan No. 161A - Mudie Lake PWS
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2024/12/17
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BWA
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Mistawasis
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Mistawasis No. 103 PWS
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2025/01/09
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BWA
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Moosomin
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Moosomin No. 112B PWS
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2024/10/22
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BWA
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Peter Ballantyne
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Sandy Bay No.202 PWS
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2025/01/07
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BWA
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The Key
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The Key No. 65 PWS
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2024/12/15
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BWA
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Standing Buffalo
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No 78 PWS
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2024/05/14
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BWA
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AB (2)
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Kehewin
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Kehewin PWS
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2024/11/120
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BWA
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Tsuut'Ina Nation
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Bullhead Community Centre PWS
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2024/09/2
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BWA
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BC (6)
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Kingcome
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Kingcome CWS
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Jan 2024
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DNC
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Ye Koo Che 3 - AKA Portage
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Portage CWS
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March 2023
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WQA
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Tsal’alh
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Main CWS
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Oct 2023
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WQA
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Tsal’alh (2)
Tsal’alh
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Mission 5 - Ma's Road
Spider Creek CWS
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July 2024
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WQA
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Nequatque 1
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1476, 1496, 1436 Lakeshore Drive and RV Park PWS
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September 2024
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BWA
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