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Boil water advisory lifted 2

Town and Couchiching First Nations people can now begin using tap water again.

The boil water advisory issued last week has been lifted.

Fort Frances Manager of Operations and Facilities Doug Brown says the pressure in the lines dropped to zero…

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Brown said at that point something could get into the water from the ground.

He stressed the town continued to produce good water, but with about 40 kilometers of pipe and no pressure, there was no guarantee that something couldn’t get into the system

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