Boil water advisory lifted for Fort McMurray neighbourhoods north of Athabasca River
'For all communities north of the Athabasca River the boil water advisory has been lifted'
Some residents of Fort McMurray can celebrate tonight with a nice cold glass of unboiled water.
"Some really good news today," said Bob Couture, director of the Regional Emergency Operations Centre, on Thursday.
"For all communities north of the Athabasca River the boil water advisory has been lifted."
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That means the advisory has been lifted in the neighbourhoods of Thickwood, Wood Buffalo, Dickinsfield, Timberlea, Parsons Creek North, Eagle Ridge, Stone Creek and the TaigaNova Eco-Industrial Park.
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—@RMWoodBuffaloEarlier in June, the advisory was lifted in Grayling Terrace and the Lower Townsite.
Alberta Health Services is advising all people who live in areas where the advisory has been lifted should flush, clean and sanitize their water pipes, plumbing appliances and water treatment and storage devices. Procedures on how to do that properly can be read here.
The advisory continues in the Abasand, Beacon Hill, Waterways, Gregoire, Mackenzie Park, Saline Creek, Prairie Creek, Saprae Creek, Gregoire Lake Provincial Park, Gregoire Lake Estates, Anzac Truckfill.
Those living in these areas are advised by AHS to "bring water to a rolling boil for at least one minute prior to any consumption."
AHS says that all advisories will be lifted over time but it may take a little longer in areas most impacted by the fire.
