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4* T6 | | ~ Walkerton may face _ >~~ long wait for safe water @ WALKERTON -- The possibility handling of Canada's largest ever E. _ that scum within Walkerton wells . coli outbreak. The Walkerton epi-- | may be insulating deadly bacteria . demichas killed at least seven people from disinfectant could mean resi-- . and infected up to2,000 others. ¢ dents will have to rely on bottled wa-- _ Provincial police and an indepen--> ter until the fall, the region's medical _ dent judicial investigation have been health officer said Monday. ordered to probe the incident. ; Citing a recent paper that says McQuigge issued a boil--water order E. coli in scum is 2,400 times more re-- .. May 22after hearing of suspiciousill-- sistant to chlorine than it is in water, . nesses among Walkerton residents, Dr.'Murray McQuigge said his. . even though town officials:assured agency may need to research the -- him there wereno problems with the problem before approving the town's . water. water system. . Helater madelab tests public show-- "That's not going to happen quick-- . ing deadly E. coli contamination in 1y," said McQuigge, predicting it will _ the water and revealed that some be September or October before he Wal}{erton officials knew of the cont: lifts the boil--water advisory. amination before the healthunit "The overlying problem here is that . .stepped in. 38-- Tan i there's never been amunicipal water _ Meanwhile, Walkerton residents supply contaminated with E. coli 0157 . were becoming frustrated Monday by / before," he said. an Environment Ministry decision to "So it's not just a case of adding. . supply the town only with bottled wa-- chlorine into the lines and then say-- . ter and to end the use of bulk water | ing 'That's that.' . . . We have to beex-- . tankers as a source of potable water | tremely careful and cautious. The health unit had expressed con-- | A massive disinfection project to .. cerns that the water came from a well | clear all pipes of bacteria is expected .. in the nearby community of Teeswa-- to continue until at least mid--August. . ter which doesn't use chlorine disin-- | The medical officell:i :iPOke with feganufi{t., * 4 | rters following a brief ceremony ..« Bulk water supplies in Walkerton | fgpgihich he received an award of -- should contain chlorine mVZgik&i'fp e / merit from Ontario's Association of -- further disinfection oflfafiyfpfifis LLocal Public Health Agencies. _ _ systems it touches, said McQuigge. . 'The award recognizes McQuigge's i8 W <cd * . oankoianPRess P INBB OX ol c 9 mt A1F* | ( 1 omm irmsntoenrmmmmrmmmmmmmscmcms. _ "I L &A o o0 2. _ 9 A 1 m o s s s g o oo ~" w _ aatyn gfi%&/"y' . e . c s o t n N + _ lt is ce c i e > § % > _ pay to. Lxited Hay ol Braee GN9X.L.... P B Amagenm Arwsman. Sope Hrame & Sn Th 253;%3. #} :f R FROM: Bruge Nucsas Emharmees _ _ ~4 Bruce Nuclear Power Development Plant employees raised $13,700 for Walkerton E--coli victims ::fftoz;lel_! a gat: ct:fl:caflon recently. Most of those funds will be matched by United mw'fg}&mred from Wiay president.. wairenion: romens prostion "Omet ftities Loren Toid ahite aray United 1. i ette president Cindy Ernewein, Kinsman Brian No#!® and John Thompson, executive director of United Way of KW and area, 2l | 3