Unsafe tap water is common in Newfoundland. This town just overcame a 1989 boil order
CBC A boil-water advisory in place since 1989 has been lifted in one Newfoundland fishing community, but dozens of other rural towns in the province are still struggling with long-standing […]
Water main break in C.B.S. leaves some residents without water
CBC Some residents in Conception Bay South are without water Monday evening due to an emergency disruption to repair a break in the transmission water main in the Anchorage Road […]
Water contamination in Torbay? Residents file class-action lawsuit
The Telegram A proposed class-action lawsuit filed against the Government of Canada on behalf of a group of impacted residents near the Pine Ridge Creek subdivision. The lawsuit alleges that […]
Federal government transfers more than $16M through the Canada Community-Building Fund to Newfoundland and Labrador
Water Canada This is the first transfer through the recently renewed CCBF agreement with the province. This agreement runs from 2024-2034, and under it Newfoundland and Labrador will receive more […]
Newfoundland and Labrador becomes Canada’s first Well-Being Province with focus on safe and clean water
Water Canada As part of the declaration, the provincial government is committed to improving the overall health and well-being of residents by addressing the social determinants of health – factors […]
Dam dreams loom large over East Coast energy future
National Observer In Labrador, a proposed hydro dam twice the size of British Columbia’s Site C megaproject, looms large over the East Coast’s energy future. The project is called Gull […]
Town of Portugal Cove – St. Philip’s to receive improved drinking water system
Water Canada A cost-shared investment of approximately $3.8 million between the Provincial Government and the Town of Portugal Cove-St. Philip’s will support necessary drinking water supply upgrades for the town. […]