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'The water has been making people sick': Rural N.L. leaders weigh in on widespread boil orders

'The water has been making people sick': Rural N.L. leaders weigh in on widespread boil orders

Leaders of small Newfoundland and Labrador towns say water in their communities is so unreliable that in some cases, it has made residents ill. While government says it's slowly working on fixes, there's no clear end for boil advisories in sight. Black Tickle, a community on Labrador's south coast, has been under a chronic boil order for years, says Todd Russell, president of the NunatuKavut community council. The unpotable water has meant widespread disease among the locals, he said.