In Eastern Charlotte, the drinking water system serving Blacks Harbour and parts of Beaver Harbour operates under an arrangement many residents are only now fully understanding–and questioning. Blacks Harbour’s municipal drinking water does not come from a municipally owned source. Instead, it is drawn from groundwater wells owned by Connors Bros. (AKA Clover Leaf Seafoods, […]
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The Municipal District of St. Stephen (MDSS) is asking residents to prepare for a potential boil-water order due to infrastructure repairs within the system. On Monday, the municipality issued the advisory through its Alertable App. “Due to required infrastructure maintenance to the municipal water system, an increase in turbidity levels may result in a system […]
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New Brunswickers are being asked to continue to conserve water amid “well below normal” levels across the province. As temperatures continue to drop, frost will limit the ground absorption, according to the Department of Environment and Local Government. “Our province continues to experience low rainfall, and, until significant precipitation returns, every drop saved counts,” said […]
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A water shortage is impacting St. Stephen. On Tuesday, the Municipal District of St. Stephen issued an alert through its Alertable app. “Due to ongoing drought conditions that have been persisting all year, there is a water shortage affecting MDSS,” the alert states. “Utility staff have been carefully monitoring levels on an ongoing basis, hoping […]
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Several members of the community in Blacks and Beaver Harbour are demanding the council freeze water rates amid ongoing water quality issues. The community has been plagued by water quality issues for several years. The municipal water supply is owned by a private company – Connors Bros – a fish packing and processing facility. To […]
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The Municipal District of St. Stephen (MDSS) says while the boil water order remains in effect, a sample sent to the province on Feb. 19 met the regulatory requirements. “A second sample was taken today and couriered to the laboratory for analysis,” an update to Alertable said. “While we are optimistic that this sample will […]
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The council in Eastern Charlotte has had its first full meeting with the engineering company looking for a new water source in Blacks Harbour. For more than a year, the water in Blacks and Beaver Harbour has been discoloured and full of sediment. The supply is owned by a private company called Connors Brothers, a […]
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The Town of Saint Andrews is advising residents of maintenance to its water system that will result in a boil water advisory. The water treatment plant on Harkness Road will be taken offline on Dec. 10 at 9 p.m. for a planned refurbishment and restored by 5 a.m. on Dec. 11. “The plant will not […]
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