A new water treatment facility now supplies drinking water to residents of a Saskatchewan reserve that had been under a boil-water advisory for 17 years.
On July 25, the Star Blanket Cree Nation, an indigenous reserve located approximately 90 kilometres northeast of Regina, lifted a boil-water advisory in effect since 2007, according to a press release. The move follows the opening of a $10.5 million water treatment plant on the reserve earlier this month.
“The completion and opening of our new water treatment plant brings great pride as we announce the lifting of the boil water advisory,” said Michael Starr, Star Blanket Cree Nation chief. “We can now use the water feeling comfort knowing the water is clean and safe to consume.”
