For the first time since the city’s boil water notice was put into effect, Prince Rupert residents had a chance to formally address council and voice their opinions on the issue at the city’s committee of the whole meeting on Jan. 28.
READ MORE: City of Prince Rupert cleared to end boil water notice Kertes said that access to clean drinking water is a basic human right and that there are those in the community — the elderly, infants, poor and those with compromised immune systems — who did not have access to it during the boil water notice.
Those targets included: creating a plan to make sure water is made available to those who need it; putting that plan into place and having transparent, accurate and timely information updated regularly on the city’s website; and an independent assessment of the city’s process by an expert on water quality and accessibility.
“Through no fault of the city, it’s just when your water doesn’t come out clean, trust is eroded and I think building that trust should be a priority.” After Kertes’s presentation, councillors Nick Adey and Barry Cunningham made brief remarks.
Cunningham agreed with Adey’s comments, adding that the city had learned lessons over the past six weeks.
Later in the meeting David McKeever commended city staff, thanking them for the work they had done to resolve the boil water notice.
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