FIRST NATION SHORT-TERM DRINKING WATER ADVISORIES –January 12, 205 
 
Overview: There are 31 short-term water advisories in Canada not including BC: 3 in Atlantic, 0 in QC, 15 in Ontario, 2 in MB, 10 in SK, 1 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 removed: Rocky Point Public Water System (Jan 11) 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: Waterhen Lake 130 PWS (Jan 12) 31 Short Term DWAs as of January 12, 2025, plus 6 in BC   First Nation   AT(3) Water System Date Issued Advisory   Eskasoni Eskasoni PWS Castle Bay 2024/11/29 BWA   Elsipogtog Egtjipogteomino Care Centre -SPWS 2024/10/15 BWA   Tobique Tribal ReLeaf/ Fishery Complex Semi-Public Water System 2024/12/19 BWA   QC (0)   ON (15)   Big Grassy Assabaska Ojibway Heritage Park SPWS 07/22 2024/07/22 BWA   Cat Lake Cat Lake Nursing Station (Previous Youth Healing Centre) SPWS 2024/03/11 BWA   Grassy Narrows Grassy Narrows PWS 2024/08/29 BWA   Fort Severn Fort Severn PWS 2024/12/2024 BWA   Kashechewan Kashechewan PWS 2024/12/03 BWA Mishkeegogamang No 63B PWS 2024/05/08 BWA   Munsee-Delaware Containerized PWS 2024/10/28 BWA   Nort Spirit Lake Nort Spirit Lake PWS 2024/8/20 BWA Pikangikum Pikangikum PWS 2024/02/08 BWA   Rainy River Rainy River PWS 2024/02/06 BWA   Rainy River J.D. Junction Store SPWS 2024/08/07 BWA   Shawanaga Shawanaga PWS 2024/07/11 BWA   Slate Falls Tikinagan Building Semi Public Water System-NT 2024/11/06 BWA Wabaseemoong Whitedog PWS 2024/10/28 BWA   Weenusk Peaweanuck PWS 2024/05/3 BWA   MB (2)   Berens River Berens River PWS 2024/05/08 BWA   Black River Black River PWS 2024/09/19 BWA   SK (10)   Beardy's and Okemasis Beardy's No. 97 And Okemasis No. 96 PWS 2025/01/08 BWA   Canoe Lake Cree Eagles Lake No. 165C / Eagles Lake PWS 2024/12/05 BWA Hatchet Lake/Wolaston Lake Lac La Hache No. 220 PWS 2025/0u1/08 BWA     Ministikwan Lake / Mudie Lake Ministikwan No. 161 PWS / Ministikwan No. 161A - Mudie Lake PWS 2024/12/17 BWA     Mistawasis Mistawasis No. 103 PWS 2025/01/09 BWA     Moosomin Moosomin No. 112B PWS 2024/10/22 BWA   Peter Ballantyne Sandy Bay No.202 PWS 2025/01/07 BWA   The Key The Key No. 65 PWS 2024/12/15 BWA Standing Buffalo No 78 PWS 2024/05/14  BWA   Waterhen Lake Waterhen Lake 130 PWS 2025/1/12 BWA     AB (1)   Tsuut'Ina Nation Bullhead Community Centre PWS 2024/09/2 BWA   BC (6)   Kingcome Kingcome CWS Jan 2024 DNC   Ye Koo Che 3 - AKA Portage Portage CWS March 2023 WQA   Tsal’alh Main CWS Oct 2023 WQA   Tsal’alh (2) Tsal’alh Mission 5 - Ma's Road Spider Creek CWS July 2024 WQA   Nequatque 1 1476, 1496, 1436 Lakeshore Drive and RV Park PWS September 2024 BWA