MONTREAL – A boil water advisory that was issued on Friday following a water main broke on Pie-IX Boulevard and Villeray Street has been lifted.
The mayor of Villeray St-Michel Parc-Extension, Anie Samson, tweeted the good news shortly before 5:30 p.m. on Saturday.
Crews had been working around the clock to replace a 16-foot section of the 48-inch water main that ruptured causing serious flooding in Saint-Michel.
In a tweet, Samson identified the culprit.
At least 73,000 people in three Montreal boroughs had been told not to drink their tap water until further notice.
City officials warned people to boil their water for at least one minute before consuming. Boiled water should be used to wash fruits and vegetables, to prepare baby bottles or food, to brush teeth and to make ice cubes.
Tap water can be used for bathing and other domestic uses, such as washing clothing and dishes if they are dried immediately.
The affected sectors are:
Saint-Leonard borough (northern sector)
- North: des Grandes Prairies Boulevard
- South: Autoroute 40
- East: Pascal Gagnon
- West: Provencher
Rosemont-La-Petite-Patrie and Villeray-Saint-Michel-Parc Extension boroughs
- North: Crémazie Boulevard
- South: Rosemont Boulevard
- East: Pie-IX Boulevard
- West: St-Michel Boulevard
Power that was cut to over 800 homes and businesses was also restored today.
For more information residents are being asked to call 311 or consult the city’s website.
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