Prime Minister Justin Trudeau promised during the 2015 federal election campaign to end existing First Nation long-term boil water advisories within half a decade. On Tuesday, Philpott released a list with all the water projects in First Nations facing long-term boil water advisories currently in the works and their expected completion dates. Problems beyond long-term boil water advisoriesAlso on the department's March 2021 to-do list is Curve Lake First Nation's senior complex. The community has much larger water problems, which includes the need for a new water treatment plant and a new water source. The community depends largely on bottled water and attempts to find a new water source have so far come up dry.

Source: CBC News January 23, 2018 22:01 UTC