On October 31, 2011, one out of five First Nations communities had a drinking water advisory.
Through an Access to Information request, Global News obtained Health Canada data of water advisories in First Nations communities.
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The data revealed that some communities have had to boil their water for years, in some cases, for a decade or more. There were a total of 127 communities with advisories on October 31, 2011.
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First Nations enduring decade-old boil water advisories
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