A recent W5 investigation has found there are 721 kilometres of asbestos cement pipes in Winnipeg, and 25 per cent of the water main networks is also made of the material.
CTV’s W5 discovered that thousands of kilometres of asbestos cement pipes are in place in at least 85 communities across Canada, including on Vancouver Island.
The spill of acrylic latex polymer, the chemical that entered the Delaware River, prompted the city of Philadelphia to advise residents to not drink tap water for several hours Sunday.