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The water taste challenge at the 57th Annual Northwestern Ontario Water and Wastewater Conference

Author

Compiled by Debora Steel

Volume

29

Issue

9

Year

2011

The water taste challenge at the 57th Annual Northwestern Ontario Water and Wastewater Conference in Thunder Bay was won by the Delles First Nation and the Bimose Tribal Council. Their source of water comes from the Winnipeg River, deemed as high risk in a recent national assessment due to microbiological components. “The Dalles First Nation water treatment plant took source water that was considered high risk, even though it came from a nice pristine environment, and they filtered it and ended up winning this contest,” said Phil Tangie, technical services officer with Bimose Tribal Council in an interview with Wawatay News. Judging was based on the esthetics of the water, such as taste, smell, clarity and turbidity. “This isn’t just a victory for Dalles First Nation, it’s not a victory for Bimose, it’s not a victory for Treaty #3,” said Paul Otis, technical services officer with Bimose Tribal Council. “We feel it is a victory for First Nations coast to coast.”