Red Lake Improves Quality and Reliability of Drinking Water

Clean and reliable drinking water is something Ontarians rely on every day, and maintaining it is no small effort. This is especially true for a remote municipality like Red Lake in northern Ontario.

Red Lake invested $466,000 from the CCBF to replace 1,145 metres of watermains including the roadways and driveways above them.

Red Lake has a rich history. It’s known for its gold mining and for its airport, which was once one of the busiest in the world. In fact, the previous underground infrastructure was built by a mining company that thrived in the 1930s during a gold rush that attracted thousands to the area. Understandably this aged infrastructure is now undersized and insufficient to support modern best practices.

This project addresses a critical health and safety risk by increasing access to reliable high-quality drinking water for the community, as well as better flow for fire fighting and prevention.