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CBC
20-02-2025
- Climate
- CBC
St. Stephen residents, businesses still boiling their water after nearly 2 weeks
A boil water order for St. Stephen remains in effect after an initial notice was issued nearly two weeks ago, making things difficult for a local restaurant. A water quality alert was first sent out on Feb. 8. Suzie Hossack, the owner and manager at Carman's Diner in St. Stephen, said the boil water order has changed things for her business. Besides the extra time and effort it takes to boil water used in the kitchen, Hossack said the diner has had to stop serving ice water to every customer when they come in. "That's unfortunate because our regular customers have come to expect that," she said. "So now we are just buying bottles of water and selling it." As a business owner, there's an extra responsibility because, "we're inviting the public into our domain, and we don't want to cause any sickness," Hossack said. According to an update posted Wednesday, the municipality is continuing to work with "outside expertise" on identifying and repairing a pump failure at the Maxwell Crossing water treatment plant. "The inclement weather and temperatures have made this work additionally challenging," the update said. It says operational changes were implemented Wednesday to isolate the problem, which meant water testing could begin. A sample was taken Wednesday, and another sample is expected to be taken on Thursday. If both come back normal, the order could be lifted, but residents can expect it to remain in effect until at least Friday, the update says. According to the Government of New Brunswick's information on boil water advisories, they are issued for a number of reasons, including unacceptable levels of E. coli, unacceptable levels of turbidity also known as cloudiness, or as a precautionary measure if there is a risk of contamination because of planned maintenance or equipment malfunction.
CBC
14-02-2025
- Climate
- CBC
Some New Brunswick schools closed for 2nd day as cleanup continues
Some New Brunswick school kids will get an extra long weekend. After a storm brought heavy snow and some ice to parts of New Brunswick, some schools have closed again Friday. All schools in the Francophone North East school district are closed. In Anglophone North, Bathurst, Campbellton and Tabusintac schools are closed today. Miramichi and Rexton area schools will open two hours late. While most Environment Canada weather warnings have been lifted, both the Acadian Peninsula and the Bathurst and Chaleur region have blowing snow advisories in effect, beginning Friday morning and into Saturday. The advisory says that with strong west to northwesterly winds developing on Friday, those winds combined with the fresh snowfall will likely result in blowing and drifting snow, leading to poor visibility. According to the Government of New Brunswick's 511, which shows road conditions for provincial highways, travel is not recommended on Highway 180 from St. Quentin to southeast Upsalquitch River. Several other highways, mainly in central and northern regions of the province, are snow-covered, with some showing poor visibility. As the worst of the storm has now moved into western Newfoundland, the Maritimes can expect another messy bout of weather coming Sunday evening into Monday.
