More than a million Montrealers, in Canada’s second largest city, waited for 36 hours to find out if their tap water was safe to drink.
An advisory from the city Wednesday morning (May 23) advised people not to drink the city’s water, or use it to clean food, until it had been boiled for one minute.
At a late night press conference Thursday night, city officials and the mayor of Montreal Michael Applebaum, announced test results of the water revealed it was safe to drink. And the boil water advisory was lifted.
The problem originated with a filtration plant that was undergoing maintenance work. What exactly happened is still not clear.
RCI’s Wojtek Gwiazda has a report.
ListenMore information:
CBC News – Montreal lifts boil-water advisory – here
City of Montreal press release on lifting water advisory (in French) – here
Other links:
Montreal Gazette – Boil-water advisory widens for Montreal area – here
LaPresse – 1,3 million de personnes touchées par un avis d’ébullition (in French) – here
City of Montreal instructions during boil water advisory – here
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