**** HRFE Media Release
Halifax Regional Fire & Emergency providing bottled water to residents in the Grand Lake area
CLARIFICATION: Residents will be provided with two litres of water per person per day, in addition to one litre per day for pets. Residents may collect up to two days’ worth of water at a time.
Halifax Regional Fire & Emergency will provide bottled water to residents who draw water from the Grand Lake area and are impacted by the Do Not Consume Water/Do Not Use Water Order.
Bottled water can be picked up at the following locations starting this evening from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., and on Saturday, June 12 and Sunday, June 13 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.:
- Halifax Regional Fire & Emergency Station 42, 4132 #2 Highway, Wellington
- Halifax Regional Fire & Emergency Station 43, 22 Lakeside Drive, Grand Lake
Residents will be provided with two litres per person per day, in addition to one litre per day for pets per household for a 48 hour period.
Additional water is available from the Station water supply if residents bring their own sanitized containers. Water from the Station is recommended to be boiled, if in doubt.
