Plans are underway to get a Saskatchewan First Nation clean water after more than five years under a drinking water advisory.
Indigenous Affairs Minister Carolyn Bennett has announced $9.2 million to replace the water treatment system on the White Bear First Nation.
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More than 800 residents on the reserve southeast of Regina haven’t been able to drink their water since 2011.
The project is expected to be complete by December 2018.
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The federal government says that as of May 31, there were 97 drinking water advisories that had been in place for more than a year.
The federal government has committed to end long-term drinking water advisories on public systems on reserves by 2021.
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