ADVISORIES PUBLISHED ON SEPTEMBER 8 - UPDATED 6:30 PM

Wrap-up: There are 38 advisories to report: 1 in BC, 7 in MB, 5 in NL, 1 in NS, 1 in ON, 10 in QC, 13 in SK

BRITISH COLUMBIA

ISSUED

BAKER CREEK (Sylvia's Cafe and General Store) – BWN issued September 5 due to unsatisfactory water sampling result with total coliform.

LIFTED

MALAHAT (Pacific Dhaliwal Transport) – BWN was in effect from January 13 for inadequate operations and maintenance.

GREATER VERNON WATER – BWN was in effect September 2 to 5 for a line repair.

WEST KELOWNA (Zone 3B & 3D) – 2 WQA lifted September 5 for flushing.

MANITOBA

ISSUED

AUSTIN (North Norfolk Public Water System) – BWA issued September 9 for a hydrant replacement, localised.

First Avenue, Dalton Street and Beaver Street

BENITO (Buffalo Junction) – BWA issued September 4, short-term.

CHURCHILL Northern Studies Centre – BWA issued September 4, short-term.

MACGREGOR (North Norfolk Public Water System) – BWA issued September 8 for a hydrant replacement, localised.

42 South Railway Ave. There are currently 2 localized advisories in effect for the Town.

MOOSEHORN Motor Hotel – BWA issued September 4, Short-term.

STE-GENEVIÈVE (Ste. Gs General Store) – BWA issued September 7, short-term.

WINKLER (Dead Horse Cider) – BWA issued August 28, short-term.

LIFTED

RM of CORNWALLIS (Meadowbrook Village WS) – BWA was in effect from September 2.

TUMMEL (Pyotts West Campground) – BWA was in effect from August 23.

NEWFOUNDLAND & LABRADOR

ISSUED

ANCHOR POINT (Well Cove Brook) – BWA issued September 5 due to total coliforms detected in recent samples.

DOVER (Hare Bay Pond) – BWA issued August 18 due to maintenance/repairs.

FLOWER'S COVE (French Island Pond) – BWA issued August 29 due to total coliforms detected in recent samples.

HARE BAY (Hare Bay Pond) – BWA issued August 18 due to maintenance/repairs.

NAMELESS COVE (French Island Pond) – BWA issued August 29 due to total coliforms detected in recent samples.

NOVA SCOTIA

ISSUED

WENTWORTH CENTRE Market – BWA issued September 5.

LIFTED

AMHERST SHORE PROVINCIAL PARK – BWA was in effect August 28 to September 5.

NUNAVUT

ISSUED

IQALUIT Community Water System – BWA issued September 7 due to infrastructure works, localized.

ONTARIO

ISSUED

HILLIER Town Hall – BWA issued September 5 due to bacterial contamination.

UPDATE

EDEN TOWNSHIP (Long Lake) – DNC remains in effect for Arsenic.

Rehabilitation work has begun at the Long Lake Gold Mine Site, nearly a century after the mine shuttered. This work is required to help mitigate the spread of contaminants, such as arsenic, which have been leaching into the surrounding environment including the area's drinking water. Rehabilitation work is scheduled for completion in 2029.

The contaminated mine site is located at the south end of Long Lake, approx. 6kms south of the Greater Sudbury Area. The mine was operational between 1908 and 1939 during which time approximately 200,000 tonnes of tailings and 52,000 ounces of gold were produced. Mine tailings were discharged directly to the environment without containment.

Affected area includes Long Lake, Round Lake, Penage Lake and all the rivers and streams that connect these lakes. It is estimated that a third of the contamination lays within the Atikameksheng Anishnawbek Wetlands located in Whitefish Lake 6.

Generations have been affected by higher-than-acceptable Arsenic levels. The maximum acceptable concentration (MAC) for arsenic is 10 ug/L, which has been exceeded by as much as 400 per cent posing serious, irreversible health risks. Long Lake is considered a densely populated area with approx. 1,000 permanent and seasonal residents.

France Gélinas MPP has been drawing attention to this environmental disaster since 2009. A Drinking Water Advisory has been in place since 2012. Local food sources have been annihilated; vegetation, fish, fowl are inconsumable, and wildlife continues to die.

It is disappointing to see the Government’s rehabilitation efforts moving along as fast a herd of turtles.

It is far simpler and cost effective to protect and prevent, than it is to clean up, restore and monitor environmental desecration which diminishes quality of the environment and threatens biodiversity and ecosystem health.

References

‘Get it done’: Steps taken toward Long Lake mine rehabilitation, Timmins Today September 6, 2025

Executive Summary: Long Lake Gold Mine Rehabilitation Project, GeologyOntario

Long Lake Gold Mine rehabilitation project activities, Gov’t of Ontario

Mine Rehabilitation Code of Ontario, GeologyOntario

LIFTED

GOULAIS RIVER (Blueberry Hill Campground) – BWA was in effect August 19 to September 2.

HAGERSVILLE Municipal WS – BWA was in effect September 4 to 6 for bacteria contamination.

HIGHLAND GROVE (Camp Dreamwood) – BWO was in effect from August 26.

MILLBROOK Drinking Water System – BWA was in effect from September 4 because untreated water entered the supply.

MOOSE FACTORY Water System – BWA was in effect August 28 to September 6.

PICTON (Hendriks BBQ) – BWA was in effect July 30 to September 3.

PRINCE EDWARD (Bobbys Burgers) – BWA was in effect August 11 to September 2.

QUEBEC

PUBLIÉ(S)/ISSUED

ALMA Réseau Municipal – (2 BWAs) Deux avis d'ébullition d'eau localisés par mesure de précaution sont en vigueur du 2 au 5 septembre.

BROSSARD Réseau Municipal – (BWA) 4 septembre Avis d’ébullition préventif localisé en vigueur.

CANDIAC Réseau Municipal – (BWA) 3 septembre Avis d’ébullition préventif localisé en vigueur à la suite d’un bris d'aqueduc.

NOTRE-DAME-du-MONT-CARMEL – (BWA) 30 août Avis d'ébullition de l'eau émis pour les utilisateurs de puits à la suite d’un déversement d'eaux usées en provenance de Shawinigan-Sud. Le ministère de la Santé publique recommande aux propriétaires de puits individuels de faire tester l'eau de leur puits pour s'assurer que sa qualité est conforme à la réglementation en vigueur.

Boil water advisory issued for well users following a wastewater spill from Shawinigan-Sud. The Public Health Department recommends that individual well owners have their well water tested to ensure its quality is in accordance with Governing Regulations.

SAINT-ALFRED Réseau Municipal – (BWA) 3 septembre Avis d'ébullition d'eau préventif en vigueur en raison de la situation actuelle concernant la disponibilité de l'eau potable et la pression d'eau inadequate.

SAINT-LAMBERT réseau municipal – (BWA) 8 septembre Avis d’ébullition préventif localisé en vigueur à la suite d’une coupure d'eau.

SAINT-LAZARE Réseau Municipal – (BWA) 2 septembre Avis d’ébullition préventif localisé en vigueur à la suite d’une panne de courant.

SAINT-LIN-LAURENTIDES Réseau Municipal – (BWA) 2 septembre Avis d’ébullition préventif localisé en vigueur à la suite d’un bris d'aqueduc.

SAINT-MATHIEU-de-BELOEIL réseau municipal – (BWA) 4 septembre Avis d’ébullition préventif localisé en vigueur à la suite d’un bris d'aqueduc.

MISE à JOUR/UPDATE

SAINT-MARC-sur-RICHELIEU – 2 septembre L'avis d'ébullition d'eau émis le 26 août en raison de la présence de la bactérie Escherichia coli était erroné. Après vérification, il a été déterminé que le laboratoire avait confondu un échantillon d'eau brute avec un échantillon d'eau potable. L'eau est distribuée par la Régie de l'aqueduc intermunicipale du Bas-Richelieu et cet avis avait touché 13 municipalités.

The boil water advisory issued August 26 for the presence of Escherichia coli bacteria was made in error. After verification, it was determined that the laboratory mistakenly identified a raw water sample as a drinking water supply sample. The water is distributed by Régie de l’aqueduc intermunicipale du Bas-Richelieu and this advisory had affected 13 Municipalities.

LEVÉ(S)/LIFTED

CARIGNAN Réseau Municipal – (LIFTED) LEVÉE L'avis d'ébullition de l'eau était en vigueur du 29 au 30 août cause de travaux sur le réseau d'aqueduc.

PINCOURT Réseau Municipal – (LIFTED) LEVÉE L'avis d'ébullition de l'eau était en vigueur du 29 août au 4 septembre cause d’un bris d'aqueduc.

POINTE-CLAIRE Réseau Municipal – (LIFTED) LEVÉE L'avis d'ébullition de l'eau était en vigueur du 26 août au 5 septembre cause de travaux de remplacement de vannes.

QUEBEC Réseau Municipal – (LIFTED) LEVÉE L'avis d'ébullition de l'eau était en vigueur du 28 août au 3 septembre cause deux bris d'aqueduc dans un secteur du quartier de l’Aéroport.

SAINT-LAZARE Réseau Municipal – (LIFTED) LEVÉE L'avis d'ébullition de l'eau était en vigueur du 27 août au 1 septembre cause d’un bris d'aqueduc.

SAINT-SAUVEUR Réseau Municipal – (LIFTED) LEVÉE L'avis d'ébullition de l'eau était en vigueur du 26 août au 2 septembre cause de travaux sur le réseau d'aqueduc.

SAINT-ZOTIQUE Réseau Municipal – (LIFTED) LEVÉE L'avis d'ébullition de l'eau était en vigueur du 3 au 5 septembre cause d'un remplacement de valve.

SAINTE-ADÈLE (secteur Mont-Sauvage) – (LIFTED) LEVÉE L'avis d'ébullition de l'eau était en vigueur du 2 au 4 septembre cause d’un bris d'aqueduc.

SAINTE-THÉRÈSE Réseau Municipal – (LIFTED) LEVÉE L'avis d'ébullition de l'eau était en vigueur du 2 au 4 septembre.

SASKATCHEWAN

ISSUED

DUCK MOUNTAIN PROVINCIAL PARK – PDWA issued September 7 due to line repairs, localized.

HANDSWORTH Waterworks – PDWA issued September 4 due to total coliforms detected in recent samples.

KRONAU (SEL 33 Public Utility Board) – PDWA issued September 8 due to a valve replacement.

OXBOW Distribution System – PDWA issued September 8 due to line repairs, localized.

MOOSE JAW Municipal WS – PDWA issued September 5 due to localized service replacement.

PRINCE ALBERT Municipal WS – PDWA issued September 9 due to service works. There are currently 5 localized advisories in effect for the City.

SASKATOON Municipal WS – 5 PDWAs were issued over the weekend for Water Main Breaks (4) and a Hydrant Repair.

STEWART VALLEY Distribution System – PDWA issued September 7 following a power outage.

WATSON Distribution System – PDWA issued September 6 due to a line repair, localized.

LIFTED

FLAXCOMBE Waterworks – PDWA was in effect from August 26 for primary disinfection equipment failure.

FOX VALLEY Waterworks – PDWA was in effect from August 28 for a line repair.

GOODEVE Waterworks – PDWA was in effect from August 27 for a line repair.

INDIAN HEAD Distribution System – PDWA was in effect from September 2 for maintenance.

KELLIHER Village Water System – PDWA was in effect from September 3 for a line repair.

LAFLECHE Distribution System – PDWA was in effect from July 6 for primary disinfection equipment failure.

LOREBURN (Line 19 Water Pipeline Utility) - PDWA was in effect from August 30 following a power outage.

MARYFIELD Waterworks – PDWA was in effect from August 29 for water main maintenance.

MILESTONE Distribution System – PDWA was in effect from August 29 for a line repair.

MOOSE JAW Municipal WS – 4 PDWAs were lifted for advisories issued between Aug 12 and 14 for Service Replacements (2), Service Repair (1) and a Main Leak (1). There are currently 7 localized advisories in effect for the City.

MOOSOMIN Distribution System – PDWA was in effect from July 31 for water main replacement.

NAICAM Distribution System – PDWA was in effect from September 2 for a line repair.

OXBOW Distribution System – PDWA was in effect September 2 to 8 for a line repair. There are currently 2 localized advisories in effect for the Town.

REGINA BEACH Waterworks – PDWA was in effect from August 21 for a line repair.

ROSE VALLEY Distribution System – PDWA was in effect from August 18 for a line repair.

SASKATOON Municipal WS – 9 PDWAs were lifted over the weekend for Flushing (2), Water Connection Repairs (2), Water Main Breaks (2), Water Main Reconstruction (2), and a Hydrant Repair (1). There are currently 5 localized advisories in effect for the City.

RM of SHERWOOD (SEL 33 Public Utility Board) – PDWA was in effect August 26 to September 2 for a leak repair.

SHIELDS Waterworks – PDWA was in effect from September 2 for a line repair.

SUNSET VIEW BEACH Waterworks – PDWA was in effect from August 27 for a line repair.

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