The following remarks were given by Janet McIvor from Split Lake (TCN) at the MCEC Regional Cumulative Effects Assessment Community Meeting: Split Lake.
“And water, drinking water, it is affecting us, our health. I buy lots, every week I buy about five, six cases in Thompson. And I’m not a rich lady. And I know some — all of our community, we need that water in our community, and Hydro is not providing that. They do that for York Landing. I mean, yeah, York Landing they provide that water, bottled water. We need that, even at the school. We need that. So if you can make a recommendation for Hydro to provide water to our students and to our community, because our communities, the health is not — it is in jeopardy. Our diabetes and cancer is going up.” – Janet McIvor, Split Lake (TCN)
Testimony of Janet McIvor from Split Lake (TCN). MCEC Regional Cumulative Effects Assessment Community Meeting: Split Lake. (December 8, 2017). Transcript of Hearings Held at Split Lake, MB. Page 16-17. Retrieved from the MCEC website: http://www.cecmanitoba.ca/hearings/regional-cumulative-effects-assesment/doc/Transcripts/RCEATCN.pdf
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