The story goes. June 18, 2013 login register forgot password? home about/contact CONTENT A to Z Advisory App Advisory maps Advisory info Archives Arctic Boil water info advisories Bottled water Blue-green Canada Climate Change Dailies Directory Drinking Water Guide Filters/Treatment First Nations Future of Water Great Lakes Groundwater Insurance Montreal BWA Municipal water NAFTA Oil sands Ontario Photos Water advisories Water Investor Waterkeepers Water maps Water wars Weekender Sign-up | Login | Maps | Water Alerts | Store | Directory | Research Services                        Daily Water News - Latest News Note: These headlines are posted for archival purposes, but some articles may have been removed from remote servers. Montreal BWA - What businesses and services have to say "We bought lots of bottled water and gave that to our clients free." - Van, Chabad of NDG "We sold lots of bottled water. It was good for business". - Manager, Schwartz's Deli "Oh yes we sold 'vraiment beaucoup' lots of bottled water, we were sold out the first day, but we ordered more for the next day and had enough. Most people feel safer buying bottled water." - Sylvie, Depanneur Laurion, Sain-Henri "My first thought was that this was really bad timing. Hydro Quebec sends out cut-off notices to customers in arrears at this time of year. Our clients don't have the means to buy bottled water and without power they couldn't even boil it. Many have babies or are elderly. We had no bottled water but boiled some to give out cups of water." - Kim Martin, NDG Food Bank - Full article New BWAs in Manitoba Two BWAs were issued in Barrows and Wabowden, Manitoba in late May. According to a provincial spokesperson, the boil water advisory in Barrows, a community located in North central Manitoba, is due to problems with the well pump and associated electrical systems. It affects approximately 120 people. Barrows has a new water treatment plant that relies on a groundwater source with reverse osmosis treatment and storage. In the northern community of Wabowden, the advisory is due to a line break and subsequent pressure loss in the distribution system, only a portion of the population is affected - approximately 300 people. Wabowden was also under boil water advisory in April when new distribution pumps were installed. - MB Water Advisory Map Mining out of water and into trouble According to Reuters, dwindling water supplies are hindering mining activities. Traditionally water has come from rivers or underground, but many sources are running dry, crippling production and delaying developments of mines around the world. Shortages have pitted mining companies against farmers and others who fear for the quality and quantity of their supplies. Miners have been forced to turn to more expensive options like seawater desalination and sewage treatment plants to obtain water for their needs and for the communities around them. Indeed, community concerns over water are becoming roadblocks to new mining developments. - All rights reserved 2013. This material may not be reproduced in whole or in part and may not be distributed, publicly performed, proxy cached or otherwise used, except with express permission.