Lead Service Lines

• Regina city council votes in favour of 15-year lead service replacement program

  According to city administration, a 15-year replacement program is the best balance between affordability and limiting the disruption to the city’s construction season.

  Canada

  May 26, 2021
  
• Cities in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Quebec accelerate plans to ensure safe water, following investigation

  Calgary and Regina both took steps on Tuesday toward accelerating replacement of underground lead pipes in the wake of the Tainted Water investigation.

  Dec 3, 2019
  
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• Councillors want ‘more aggressive’ plan to remove Calgary’s lead pipes following Tainted Water investigation

  A pair of Calgary councillors want the city to begin planning the “accelerated and full removal of lead water service pipes” in the wake of the Tainted Water investigation.

  Health

  Dec 2, 2019
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• Côte Saint-Luc to offer $50 rebates for filters to get lead out of water

  The city of Côte Saint-Luc is offering a $50 rebate to households affected by lead-tainted tap water so that they can purchase a filter, starting in 2020.

  Investigations

  Nov 28, 2019
• Côte Saint-Luc has some of the worst tap water in Quebec due to lead contamination

  The news comes as a surprise to the city's mayor and top officials.

  Investigations

  Nov 18, 2019
• Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante will require households to replace lead water pipes

  In a joint interview with Global News and Le Devoir, Plante said her administration plans to aggressively test the drinking water in more than 100,000 homes over the next three years for lead.

  Canada

  Oct 22, 2019
• Saskatoon investing $43.3M to replace water mains, lead service lines

  The City of Saskatoon to replace 900 lead water service pipes, rehabilitate 15 km of water mains and re-line approximately 22 km of sanitary sewer mains in 2017.

  Canada

  Mar 20, 2017