Boil Water Advisory for Pelican Narrows, Sask. Expected to Be Lifted Soon

Boil water advisory for Pelican Narrows, Sask. expected to be lifted soon

The Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation (PBCN) says the boil water advisory in place for Pelican Narrows is expected to be lifted in the next day or so. It came after a critical failure in the raw water intake system on Sunday night.

Water situation stabilizes in Pelican Narrows, but cause of raw water intake failure still under investigation

Jason Kerr Daily Herald Things are looking better in the community of Pelican Narrows after engineers were able to setup a temporary water pumping system to alleviate a water shortage in the community. AECOM engineer Ryan King said on Friday they made progress on Thursday and Friday, but they are still investigating the what caused […] The post Water situation stabilizes in Pelican Narrows, but cause of raw water intake failure still under inves…

Divers to search for source of obstruction to Pelican Narrows water intake system

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Pelican Narrows water intake crisis

The Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation community of Pelican Narrows is dealing with a water crisis. Pelican Narrows is responding to a critical water system emergency after problems emerged with the community’s water intake earlier this week. Councillor Olivia Custer says the issue is not with the treatment plant itself but with the system that draws raw water from the lake, creating serious risks during winter conditions. “We’re dealing with a seriou…