'There wasn't a person in town who wasn't affected' by Walkerton's tainted water tragedy 25 years ago

'There wasn't a person in town who wasn't affected' by Walkerton's tainted water tragedy 25 years ago

It's been 25 years since Walkerton, Ont., made headlines after its water system became contaminated with E. coli in a tragedy that killed seven people and sickened thousands more.

Protecting the Water We Drink

In May 2000, the drinking water for the town of Walkerton, Ontario—just one and a half hours northwest of the Credit River headwaters in Orangeville—was contaminated with a fatal strain of E. Coli. The contamination and events that followed were a catalyst for the development and implementation of Ontario’s current drinking water protection framework. It’s also a poignant reminder of the… Source