Kristen Villebrun and Wendy Bush hoped they wouldn't have to pray for Chedoke Creek, but four years after they first raised alarm about the water's condition, they were part of an Indigenous full moon ceremony to do just that. About 50 people showed up near Princess Point on the dark and frigid Monday evening for the monthly ceremony, which was particularly special as it focused on Chedoke Creek. The body of water that runs into Cootes Paradise had about 24 billion litres of sewage and storm water runoff leak into it due to a gate being left open.
Délı̨nę’s second boil water advisory of the month was lifted on Monday evening, the territorial government said. The precautionary advisory was put in place on October 18, just a day after the first boil water advisory of the fall was lifted. Both advisories were put in place due to higher-than-normal level of muddiness in Délı̨nę’s water. Now that the muddiness has declined, the water is now safe to drink.
A precautionary boil water advisory has been issued in Gjoa Haven, Nunavut, because of inconsistent chlorine levels at the community's water treatment plant, according to the territory's health department. Health officials say all water that's being consumed should be boiled for at least a minute. That includes water being used to wash fruits and vegetables, to cook, and to brush teeth. The department says it'll let the community know when the advisory has lifted.
Délı̨nę is under a boil water advisory as a result of higher than normal turbidity, prompting the N.W.T.'s chief environmental officer to advise all residents to boil drinking water for at least one minute. In a news release Tuesday, the chief environmental health officer said the advisory is precautionary and is a result of muddy water. "There have been no illnesses associated with drinking water reported in the community," the release states.
The City of Iqaluit has lifted the city-wide boil water advisory that had been in place since March 1. Earlier this week, the city said they put the "precautionary" advisory in place after a water line lost pressure while city workers were repairing a valve. This was the latest in a series of water issues that have affected the city over the past six months, including a city-wide boil water advisory in January that lasted for more than a week, and a do-not-consume order that lasted for more than two months in 2021 due to concerns about fuel contamination in the city's water supply.
