Prince Rupert has a lot of water but right now that’s one resource residents aren’t taking for granted.
Exposure to giardia and cryptosporidium can lead to side effects of ‘beaver fever’ – gas, bloating, diarrhea, stomach cramps, and all that kind of joy.
Merry Christmas Prince Rupert, you are now paying for one of the best summers to date.
It’s the yin and the yang.
We had sun, minimal days of rain, and then all at once the water returned with a vengeance.
The City of Prince Rupert is saying it’s okay to wash your clothes in it, but we’ll pass.
The boil water notice is only supposed to last about a week anyway.
But a week can feel like a long time.
Now, we have to hope and pray that our guests are washing their veggies and plates with boiled water, or washing their hands with boiled, then cooled, water.
For this week, let’s consider that Dodge Cove has been under a boil-water notice since 1988, and more than 100 First Nations communities across Canada that don’t have access clean water.