Winnipeg Water

• Manitoba needs to do more to ensure safe drinking water: auditor general

  A new report from the auditor general shows the provincial government needs to do more to ensure Manitoba’s drinking water is safe.

  Health

  Sep 28, 2020
  
• Winnipeg resident without clean water for nearly two weeks and counting

  A Winnipeg woman says it has been almost two weeks since city construction fouled her water. 'The smell got stronger. Each day the smell got stronger.'

  Canada

  Jun 22, 2020
  
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• Shoal Lake First Nation’s Freedom Road officially opens

  Shoal Lake First Nation's 'Freedom Road' has officially opened. The community, whose lake provides fresh water to the City of Winnipeg, was cut off from the mainland more than a century ago and had to rely on a rusted ferry.

  Canada

  Jun 3, 2019
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• Zebra mussels in Shoal Lake will not impact Winnipeg drinking water, says city

  The City of Winnipeg says the possible arrival of zebra mussels in the city water supply will not have any negative effect on water quality at the tap.

  Apr 30, 2019
• 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
• Receding lake levels reveal zebra mussels near Gimli

  Zebra mussels cover much of the sand just north of Gimli. The invasive species are a concern area residents, for their negative affect on native fish species as well as people who use the beaches.

  Environment

  Oct 23, 2018
• ‘We’re not where we want to be’: Winnipeg brown water still flowing

  You've seen the brown water flowing from city taps for years, and it may continue to be a problem for a while yet.

  May 3, 2018
• Crowdfunding to build road for Shoal Lake 40 First Nation ends

  A crowdfunding campaign to pay Ottawa's portion of an all-weather road for a reserve under one of the longest boil-water advisories in Canada has ended.

  Canada

  Aug 31, 2015
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• Scheduled water main work may cause brown water, city says

  Parts of the West End, St. James and River Heights might experience brown water starting Tuesday as city staff inspects a feeder main.

  Aug 31, 2015
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• First Nation’s supporters sell Shoal Lake water at Winnipeg Fringe

  Activists working to pressure the federal government to help fund a road to Shoal Lake 40 First Nation will sell Winnipeg tap water for $1 a glass Friday.

  Politics

  Jul 17, 2015