News Contamination Water Issues
Damaged water line at Ucluelet First Nation triggers state of emergency in community

Ucluelet First Nation, B.C. – A state of emergency has been declared here following a damaged water line that supplies the community’s potable water. Last weekend’s tsunami is believed to have caused a surge that led to a barge snagging the line, pulling it and kinking it, Ucluelet’s mayor says. The water line to the community’s reservoir was shut off, but salt water may have already entered. CHEK News report | READ MORE