Brown Water

• Winnipeg switching chemicals to combat brown water issues

  In an announcement Friday, the city said it's working on reducing the occurrence of 'discoloured water events' by changing one of the products used in Winnipeg's water treatment process.

  Health

  Nov 16, 2018
  
• Portage Place parkade floods, shutting down food court, trapping cars

  Sections of a downtown Winnipeg mall had to be shut down as people frantically tried to rescue their cars from rising water in the underground parkade.

  Consumer

  Oct 2, 2018
  
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• Contractor causes brown water in North Kildonan

  Residents in North Kildonan had to deal with brown water Tuesday after a large water main break in the area.

  Aug 8, 2017
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• City admits to brown water problems in Winnipeg’s River Heights and Riverview neighbourhoods

  WINNIPEG — The city of Winnipeg is tackling reports of brown water in the River Heights and Riverview neighbourhoods this weekend. Residents complained of brown water flowing through their pipes, with a number of calls lodged to the city’s 311 service line. According to the city’s Waste and Water Department, residents should not use discoloured...

  Environment

  Apr 10, 2016
• Brown water expected in Winnipeg this week

  Brown water expected in some Winnipeg neighbourhoods this week.

  Oct 22, 2015
• Brown water flowing from some Transcona taps

  City crews are working to repair a water main break in Transcona, forcing some homes to have brown water flowing from their taps.

  Jan 18, 2015
• Brown water returns to Winnipeg taps; city workers flush lines

  The brown tap water that plagued much of Winnipeg last summer is back.

  Jul 18, 2014