Drilling to start next week for Potlotek First Nation wells – CBC
Oct 05, 2016
Current supply is ‘unacceptable for anybody to drink,’ says Coun. Sandra Johnson
Drilling is expected to begin next week for new wells in Potlotek First Nation, which is struggling with dirty, foul-smelling water and a failing water system.
Earlier this week Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada promised a new multimillion-dollar water system.
“They have taken it really seriously now,” Potlotek band manager Lindsay Marshall said Wednesday.
Five wells will be drilled throughout the community, which sits on Chapel Island in Bras D’Or Lake.
