Wabana water upgrades a ‘dream come true’ after a decades-long boil order
CBC An unhealthy municipal water system in the Bell Island community of Wabana is slowly being rid of contaminants like arsenic, manganese and iron, with 150 households being removed this […]
Lawsuit launched by residents near St. John’s Airport over groundwater contamination
Groundwater A group of local residents are taking legal action over firefighting foam containing PFAS seeping into local groundwater near the St. John’s Airport. Firefighting training took place at the […]
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. […]