Long-term drinking water advisory lifted on Black Lake First Nation
For the first time in nearly eight years, clean drinking water is flowing through the taps of Black Lake Denesuline First Nation.
The community of about 1,300 people in Saskatchewan’s far north recently had its drinking water advisory lifted, meaning clean water is flowing to “190 homes and community buildings, including the school, band office and firehall,” according to a social media post from Indigenous Services Canada (ISC).
The advisory lifted on Jan. 23, according to ISC’s website.
That leaves six First Nations in Saskatchewan with long-term drinking water advisories.
The upgrades to the community’s water treatment plant cost roughly $11 million, addressing the long-term drinking water advisory first declared in April 2013, Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller said.
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Canada has seen nearly a 30 per cent drop in active COVID-19 cases over the past two weeks, but the country s chief public health officer says strict measures should remain in place as more contagious variants of the virus threaten to derail this downward trend.
Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller responds to a question during a news conference Thursday, February 4, 2021 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Canada has seen nearly a 30 per cent drop in active COVID-19 cases over the past two weeks, but the country s chief public health officer says strict measures should remain in place as more contagious variants of the virus threaten to derail this downward trend.
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Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller responds to a question during a news conference Thursday, February 4, 2021 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld February 04, 2021 - 5:25 PM
Canada has seen nearly a 30 per cent drop in active COVID-19 cases over the past two weeks, but the country s chief public health officer says strict measures should remain in place as more contagious variants of the virus threaten to derail this downward trend.
In a daily update Thursday, Dr. Theresa Tam said there are 48,221 active COVID-19 cases in Canada, down from more than 68,400 cases two weeks ago.
Tam said the daily federal tally has also been trending downwards, with an average of 4,061 new infections reported per day over the past week.