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Plans are in the works to connect the existing Oneida Water Supply System to the Lake Huron Primary Water Supply System with Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) investing over $43 million to support the design and construction phases of this project.
Oneida Nation of the Thames, a First Nation near London, Ont., that's been on a boil-water advisory since 2019, has secured $43 million in federal funding to connect to a municipal water supply.
To end a long-term drinking water advisory, Oneida Nation of the Thames will switch to Lake Huron as its water source, and have its existing piped distribution system upgraded.