Winnipeg’s water woes

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John Woods / Winnipeg Free Press Kevin Tetu stocks up on bottled water Tuesday.
John Woods / Winnipeg Free Press Kevin Tetu stocks up on bottled water Tuesday.
John Woods / Winnipeg Free Press With a run on bottled water earlier in the day, late-night shoppers were were greeted with empty shelves after Winnipeg authorities issued a boil water advisory Tuesday.
John Woods / Winnipeg Free Press With a run on bottled water earlier in the day, late-night shoppers were were greeted with empty shelves after Winnipeg authorities issued a boil water advisory Tuesday.
Ruth Bonneville / Winnipeg Free Press Victory School students Adlai Pascual (left), Max Balzer (centre) and Brendan Pirrie fetch water bottles from the school office to bring to kindergarden students in their gym class Wednesday afternoon due to the boil- water advisory.
Ruth Bonneville / Winnipeg Free Press Victory School students Adlai Pascual (left), Max Balzer (centre) and Brendan Pirrie fetch water bottles from the school office to bring to kindergarden students in their gym class Wednesday afternoon due to the boil- water advisory.
Ruth Bonneville / Winnipeg Free Press Victory School Kindergarden students Jala Velasco (right), Chance McKay (in red), Connor Christopherson and Rylan Agulto, gulp down some water from their water bottles after gym class Wednesday afternoon. The students were given water bottles since they could not use the water fountains.
Ruth Bonneville / Winnipeg Free Press Victory School Kindergarden students Jala Velasco (right), Chance McKay (in red), Connor Christopherson and Rylan Agulto, gulp down some water from their water bottles after gym class Wednesday afternoon. The students were given water bottles since they could not use the water fountains.
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JOE BRYKSA / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Foodfare owner Husni Zeid sells water on the sidewalk in front of his store.
JOE BRYKSA / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Foodfare owner Husni Zeid sells water on the sidewalk in front of his store.
Mike Deal / Winnipeg Free Press A sign outside the Starbucks in the Radisson Hotel indicates it is closed because of the boil-water advisory.
Mike Deal / Winnipeg Free Press A sign outside the Starbucks in the Radisson Hotel indicates it is closed because of the boil-water advisory.
Mike Deal / Winnipeg Free Press A sign advises against drinking the water at the fountain by the washrooms on the main floor of the Millennium Library.
Mike Deal / Winnipeg Free Press A sign advises against drinking the water at the fountain by the washrooms on the main floor of the Millennium Library.
Mike Deal / Winnipeg Free Press A sign advises against drinking the water at the fountain at the University of Winnipeg's Health and RecPlex.
Mike Deal / Winnipeg Free Press A sign advises against drinking the water at the fountain at the University of Winnipeg's Health and RecPlex.

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JOE BRYKSA / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Chuck Wright, right, and a small group of concerned citizens handed out bottles of water with a statement on the labels to highlight the irony of a 17-year boil water advisory in Shoal Lake #40, the source of Winnipeg's water.

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