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Revisiting North Battleford s water crisis 20 years later In 2001, thousands fell ill after a parasite seeped into drinking water, prompting a broader look at the fragility of treatment systems in Saskatchewan and beyond.
Author of the article: Amanda Short
Publishing date: May 13, 2021 • 5 hours ago • 4 minute read • Christine Greer stands in front of the North Battleford water tower. Twenty years ago, thousands of people in North Battleford, including Greer, became ill due to the presence of the parasite cryptosporidium in their drinking water. Photo taken in North Battleford, SK on Monday, April 26, 2021. Photo by Matt Smith /Saskatoon StarPhoenix
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Twenty years after her family became seriously ill from a water-borne parasite, Christine Greer still doesn’t trust what comes out of the tap.
Revisiting North Battleford s water crisis 20 years later In 2001, thousands fell ill after a parasite seeped into drinking water, prompting a broader look at the fragility of treatment systems in Saskatchewan and beyond.
Author of the article: Amanda Short
Publishing date: May 13, 2021 • May 13, 2021 • 4 minute read • Christine Greer stands in front of the North Battleford water tower. Twenty years ago, thousands of people in North Battleford, including Greer, became ill due to the presence of the parasite cryptosporidium in their drinking water. Photo taken in North Battleford, SK on Monday, April 26, 2021. Photo by Matt Smith /Saskatoon StarPhoenix
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Twenty years after her family became seriously ill from a water-borne parasite, Christine Greer still doesn’t trust what comes out of the tap.
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Water, water everywhere and not a drop to drink
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I am just an old white guy who is stunned that the solution for this situation has not been successfully addressed by successive federal governments, and has not been vigorously advocated for by the provincial government, as an act of reconciliation.
Both governments should be concerned enough to work together with First Nations communities to remedy the situation faster, and to help, and listen to organizations such as the Saskatchewan First Nations Water Association.
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The worst thing Perry Mcleod ever pulled out of a cistern was a car battery.
âThe family didnât know. They were using the water to wash their clothes, wash their dishes, wash their faces, brush their teeth,â he says.
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Try refreshing your browser, or Lack of funding for piped water on First Nations in Sask. means some canât drink from their taps Back to video
Mcleod is the water treatment plant operator at Peepeekisis Cree Nation, located roughly 110 kilometres northeast of Regina.
There are 150 homes, about 90 per cent of which are not hooked up to the water treatment plant. Water from the plant is pumped into trucks and driven to most homes, where it goes into cisterns â large concrete storage tanks.