Fiona mentioned the water contamination in Walkerton, Ontario a year ago.  There have since been numerous incidents throughout Canada, including the city of North Battleford, Saskatchewan, Canada.  And I believe quite a number of smaller towns in my province were under "boil water" advisories last year, due to more thorough testing.  My husband attended a seminar on water safety, and many farm wells have contamination problems.  I remember my sister was told not to allow her babies to drink their farm water as it had too many nitrates.  That was 20 years ago - I wonder how many mothers are warned about checking the safety of their drinking water today?
Janice Reynolds
Consumer Representative, Breastfeeding Committee for Canada
(living in rural agricultural Saskatchewan)

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