Indigenous Water

• Some Cowichan Tribes homes get clean drinking water for the first time

  Members Cowichan Tribes have lived along Indian Road since the 1940s, but have not had potable water in that time, despite being just two kilometres from the City of Duncan.

  Environment

  Aug 22, 2022
  
• Trudeau announces $214M for Iqaluit water system after fuel contamination

  Iqaluit's roughly 8,000 residents couldn't drink their tap water for 60 days last fall after it was found to be contaminated with fuel.

  Canada

  Apr 1, 2022
  
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• Saskatchewan First Nations respond to Ottawa delay for water advisory deadline

  A statement from the Indigenous Services Canada minister’s office said there is only one project currently in the feasibility stage that will need an extended timeframe.

  Canada

  May 10, 2021
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• Lack of funding for piped water on First Nations in Sask. means some on reserves can’t drink from their taps

  Some First Nations in Saskatchewan get unreliable water from cisterns, despite a desire to install low-pressure pipe distribution systems.

  Investigations

  Feb 23, 2021
• Trudeau gov. grilled over construction firms hired for First Nations infrastructure projects

  “Why is he continuing to perpetuate this policy of incompetence, negligence and the basic denial of human rights to First Nations people across this country?”

  Canada

  Feb 22, 2021
• First Nations workers in Saskatchewan sacrifice wages, vacation to run underfunded water systems

  First Nations water operators in Saskatchewan often find themselves on-call 24/7, while some make close to minimum wage to provide safe drinking water for their communities.

  Investigations

  Feb 22, 2021