Shoal Lake

• Shoal Lake 40 First Nation sues Winnipeg, feds over impacts of diverted drinking water

  The Winnipeg aqueduct, built in 1915, left the community accessible only by ice road in the winter or boat in the summer.

  Canada

  Jul 26, 2023
  
• Manitoba RCMP find stolen loot in Killarney after rash of thefts at golf courses

  RCMP say they found the stolen items after after responding to a report of a suspicious vehicle parked outside a home in Killarney.

  Crime

  Jun 14, 2022
  
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• Shoal Lake First Nation lifts 24-year boil water advisory, but there’s more to do: experts

  The First Nation community that straddles the Manitoba-Ontario border was under a boil water advisory since 1997 and had no direct road connection to the outside world until 2019.

  Canada

  Sep 15, 2021
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• Shoal Lake First Nation to lift boil water advisory after 24 years

  A new water treatment plant has been built in the community.

  Canada

  Sep 15, 2021
• New treatment plant ends Shoal Lake 40 First Nation’s 24-year boil water advisory

  A decades-long battle to supply the First Nation with clean drinking water — even as Winnipeg takes 100 million gallons per day from their lake — will soon be over.

  Health

  Sep 10, 2021
• No water emergency expected for Winnipeg, due to resiliency of Shoal Lake

  While a number communities across Manitoba struggle through drought conditions and are taking extreme measures to preserve water, the city of Winnipeg isn't at risk.

  Weather

  Jul 30, 2021
• Nearly 500 evacuees staying in U of R dorms as Saskatchewan wildfires rage

  Speaking to Global News, Shoal Lake Cree Nation Chief Marcel Head said favourable wind conditions mean community members could begin returning home Tuesday.

  Canada

  Jul 19, 2021
• Winnipeg’s drinking water a source of frustration for Indigenous community

  'We never made an agreement with the city. We never signed no rights away with the city.'

  Health

  Mar 31, 2021
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• Zebra mussels in Shoal Lake will not impact Winnipeg drinking water, says city

  The City of Winnipeg says the possible arrival of zebra mussels in the city water supply will not have any negative effect on water quality at the tap.

  Apr 30, 2019
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• Winnipeg’s zebra mussel problem can be tackled, but comes with big price tag: U.S. researcher

  Gary Fahnenstiel, a senior research scientist at Michigan Tech Research Institute, said there were major issues with zebra mussels in his state, notably a water emergency in Monroe, Mich.

  Environment

  Apr 30, 2019