The water treatment plant in Sachs Harbour has experienced many freeze-ups since the official opening in July 2005. There are serious design flaws that need to be corrected in order to ensure safety for drinking water for my constituents.

Also, because of the problems with the chlorination system, the water treatment plant in the community has been under a boil water advisory since July 2008, seven and a half months. Needless to say, my constituents of Sachs Harbour are very frustrated with the way the state of the water treatment in the community, and how it has been handled.

To my knowledge of this situation, there is more than enough blame to go around. Everyone involved in the design, construction, and ongoing operation has attempted to fix this, have tried over and over the last four years. I’m not going to sit here and assign blame or demand heads must roll. All I want to see is a clear way forward and reassurance for my residents of Sachs Harbour that the government is taking this problem very seriously, that there is a plan in place to ensure the safety of drinking water in Sachs Harbour and it is safe for my constituents.

I will have questions for the Minister of Municipal and Community Affairs at the appropriate time.