Clean Drinking Water

• Leaf Rapids residents call for government help amid ‘humanitarian crisis’

  The open letter to the Manitoba and federal governments comes after a week of violence, including murder and arson.

  Jun 24
  
• Liberals to table newest version of First Nations clean drinking water bill

  The legislation is expected to be introduced in the House of Commons on Monday, just days before MPs rise for a planned summer break.

  Canada

  Jun 15
  
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• Carney says First Nations clean water legislation coming next spring

  Carney's promise to revive the legislation came in an address to the Assembly of First Nations gathering in Ottawa just days after he signed a pipeline agreement with Alberta.

  Politics

  Dec 2, 2025
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• MPs urged to support First Nations clean drinking water bill

  First Nations National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak said Canada and First Nations must work together to ensure the legislation passes before the next election.

  Politics

  Oct 10, 2024
• Star Blanket Cree Nation receives new water treatment plant, ending boil water advisory

  After years of living under a boil water advisory, the Star Blanket Cree Nation receives a new water treatment plant to provide safe, clean drinking water for generations to come.

  Canada

  Jul 4, 2024
• Hiawatha First Nation ends 20 years of boil water advisories with new treatment plant

  The water treatment plant features a centralized treatment unit, officer and garage buildings and a distribution system. Phase 1 will see 40 homes hooked up to the system.

  Health

  Oct 19, 2023
• Cumberland House declares state of emergency due to lack of water

  Cumberland House along with the Métis Nation-Saskatchewan are declaring a state of emergency due to a lack of water in the community's reservoir for the upcoming winter.

  Canada

  Oct 19, 2023
• Ottawa to table ‘co-developed’ First Nations water legislation this fall: Hajdu

  The new bill is expected to come more than one year after Canada repealed the 2013 Safe Drinking Water for First Nations Act in June 2022.

  Canada

  Sep 27, 2023
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• 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
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• ‘We have to fix it faster’: 28 First Nations communities still under boil water advisories

  On World Water Day, more than 2 billion people around the globe are living without access to safe water, including many First Nations communities in Canada.

  Canada

  Mar 22, 2023