Sandy Bay First Nation councillor raises concerns over diesel spill on farm near Lake Manitoba – CBC
May 27, 2022
Spill reported immediately, no signs of contamination in drinking water currently, province says
Officials say a diesel spill on a property near Lake Manitoba just over two weeks ago has been contained and there is little risk of the fuel contaminating Sandy Bay First Nation’s water source, but a community official says he has concerns about the spill.
“We drink from these and we eat from these bodies of water,” Randal Roulette, band councillor for Sandy Bay, said on Thursday.
The leak happened on the property of Terry Dayholos, the deputy reeve for the rural municipality of Alonsa and councillor for the RM’s Ward 5.
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