lenaitch
Senior Member
Branch, a non first nations community of 247 has had a boil water advisory since 1989.
If you mean Branch NL, The province has 17 pages of advisories. Branch, and many others, are listed as "no disinfection system"; which doesn't necessarily mean there is anything wrong with the water - like drinking water out of the lake at the cottage.
BWAs exist all over the country; some temporary, some long term, some public, some private.
Daily Updated Map of Canada's Boil Water Advisories (BWA)
Canadian Provincial and Terrritorial Water advisories: Bc, AB, YU, SK, MB, ON, NWT, QC, NB, NS, NU, PEI, NL
The difference between a FNT and non-native community is that we (Canadian government) put the residents there. A 'reserve' is a "tract of land, the legal title to which is vested in Her Majesty, that has been set apart by Her Majesty for the use and benefit of a band." (Indian Act).
There has been much foot-dragging by many governments over the years in relation to first nations, but politics exists on both sides. The issue in Caledonia stems from a conflict between the elected and hereditary factions.