May 3, 2018 – Ottawa, ON – Indigenous Services Canada
The federal government remains steadfast in its commitment to end all long-term drinking water advisories on public systems on reserve by March 2021.
Ongoing investments in water and wastewater infrastructure are helping to eliminate long-term drinking water advisories on public systems on reserve. The Honourable Jane Philpott, Minister of Indigenous Services, is pleased to share progress made during April 2018.
Four long-term advisories were successfully lifted in April 2018:
Additionally, on April 25, Mikisew Cree in Alberta, lifted a short-term advisory that was at-risk of becoming long-term.
Finally, two drinking water advisories on public systems became long-term in April. Indigenous Services Canada is working with both communities to restore safe drinking water. A long-term advisory affecting water system servicing the band office and health centre at Kinonjeoshtegon, Manitoba is projected to lift in July 2018 following connection to a nearby pumphouse. The other, at Chippewas of Georgina Island, Ontario is projected to be lifted in September 2019, with work underway to upgrade the public water system.
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“Four long term drinking water advisories were lifted in April 2018 – 61 lifted in total since November 2015. I encourage all Canadians to learn more and follow the progress on our government’s commitment to ending all long-term drinking water advisories on public systems on reserve at www.canada.ca/water-on-reserve.”
The Honourable Jane Philpott, M.D., P.C., M.P.
Minister of Indigenous Services
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