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Tataskweyak Cree Nation to get $40M water pipeline after 6 years under boil water advisory

Tataskweyak Cree Nation to get $40M water pipeline after 6 years under boil water advisory

Taralee Beardy never thought she would see her community get a safer source of water, but a national $8 billion drinking water class-action settlement affecting First Nations is set to change that. Beardy, the chief of Tataskweyak Cree Nation in northern Manitoba, says the construction of a new 40-kilometre pipeline and water treatment plant for her community is set to begin next spring, meaning Tataskweyak's six-year boil water advisory will be coming to an end.

Bruce County mayor who resigned apologizes for 'ignorant, insensitive' comments about First Nation

Bruce County mayor who resigned apologizes for 'ignorant, insensitive' comments about First Nation

A day after resigning as mayor of South Bruce Peninsula, Garry Michi has apologized for his comments about a local water treatment plant and people in the First Nation community in Ontario. "I deeply regret the words I used during a personal conversation and the subsequent impact they have had," said Michi in an email to CBC News.

Bruce County mayor resigns after accusing First Nation in Ontario of being 'poor and unclean' in recording

Bruce County mayor resigns after accusing First Nation in Ontario of being 'poor and unclean' in recording

The mayor of South Bruce Peninsula has resigned after he was caught on tape making racist comments about a nearby First Nation community, the Ontario town announced in a statement Tuesday. Garry Michi was recorded in an audio clip posted Friday by an anonymous individual questioning the federal government's decision to fund a water treatment plant on the Chippewas of the Nawash Unceded First Nation, also known as Cape Croker. 

People returning to Eabametoong First Nation after 3 weeks away, state of emergency lifted

People returning to Eabametoong First Nation after 3 weeks away, state of emergency lifted

Leadership in Eabametoong First Nation in northwestern Ontario have ended the state of emergency now the community's water treatment plant is producing running water and all of its members have returned home following community evacuations last month. The remote Ojibway First Nation of about 1,600 people is approximately 360 kilometres north of Thunder Bay and It has been in a state of emergency since July 5, after a fire broke out at the Eabametoong First Nation Water Treatment Plant.

Shoal Lake 40 shares optimistic vision of future during annual treaty day celebrations

Shoal Lake 40 shares optimistic vision of future during annual treaty day celebrations

Some members of Shoal Lake 40 travelled to their home community for the first time in decades — or ever — during this week's annual treaty day celebrations, and say they're hopeful for the First Nation's future after decades of forced isolation and a lack of clean drinking water.

Evacuations continue as Eabametoong First Nation remains without running water

Evacuations continue as Eabametoong First Nation remains without running water

Eabametoong First Nation remains in a state of emergency as the northwestern Ontario community marks more than a week without access to running water. The remote Ojibway First Nation of about 1,600 people is approximately 360 kilometres north of Thunder Bay, Ont. It has been in a state of emergency since a fire broke out at the Eabametoong First Nation Water Treatment Plant last Wednesday.

Rural 44 Pipeline Utility Project complete

Rural 44 Pipeline Utility Project complete

Construction of the project began in May of 2021. The project included twinning a portion of the EK Raw Water line, building a Rural 44 Water Pipeline Utility (R44WPU) reservoir and pumphouse, upgrading the Town of Eston water treatment plant, and installing more than 300 km of water distribution line. All this work was completed by March 2023.

Boil Water Advisory in effect for Janvier

Boil Water Advisory in effect for Janvier

Indigenous Services Canada has issued a Boil Water Advisory to ensure the safety of the community. Copies of these orders can be found at rmwb.ca/water. At around 6:15 a.m. (May 19, 2023) the Janvier water treatment plant temporarily shut down causing a loss of pressure to the water distribution system. At approximately 8:30 a.m., the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo (RMWB) was able to return the plant and distribution pumps to normal.

Solar powering up water and wastewater treatment plants

Solar powering up water and wastewater treatment plants

Western Canadian municipalities are turning to solar to power water and wastewater treatment plants (WWTP) as a means to decarbonize and cut costs. The trend is particularly strong in sunny Alberta and Saskatchewan, where electricity is traditionally produced by natural gas or coal. Lumsden, a Saskatchewan town with a population of 1,800, turned to solar when its outdated lagoon system near a river meant stepping up to a mechanical WWTP.

Fire destroys abandoned rink in Liberty, Sask., but firefighters save nearby water treatment plant

Fire destroys abandoned rink in Liberty, Sask., but firefighters save nearby water treatment plant

Jennifer Langlois, Liberty's mayor, said the village was lucky the water plant was saved. She said the rink was closed in 2019 because of structural issues and the cost of putting in ice. The village council had been discussing demolishing the building, but hadn't made a final decision. "Just one more thing that went by the wayside in the town." Kyle Mooney, Liberty's fire chief, said firefighters arrived within a couple of minutes of Shields calling, but it was clear the rink was beyond saving. He said crews focused on saving the water treatment plant. "It's a very vital part of our town. If we were to lose that we would have been in big trouble," he said, adding that investigators are trying to determine what caused the fire. Langlois the town's water treatment plant was operational by Sunday.