Bottled water distributed to 'vulnerable' residents in Wheatley, Tilbury amid boil water advisory
The community's water treatment plant was taken out of service by a fire last week
Bottled water will be made available to "vulnerable populations" in Wheatley and Tilbury this week as a boil water advisory for the municipality stretches on following a fire last week.
In a release, the municipality said the water will be distributed for free through the Wheatley Resource Centre and Tilbury Food Bank.
The community has been under a boil water advisory for more than a week after a fire broke out at the Wheatley water treatment plant last week.
Officials said recently it could be more than a year before the plant is back up and running, although the boil water advisory is not necessarily expected to last that long.
During a boil water advisory water should be brought to a rolling boil for at least one minute prior to consumption. the order will remain in place until further notice.