Some Winnipeggers ignore boil-water advisory, others follow rules
A day after the city announced test results for E.coli were negative, some Winnipeggers are ignoring the boil-water advisory and using tap water without boiling it.
CBC's Chris Glover hit the streets to ask if people were following the guidelines. Of the 10 people polled, half were using water without boiling it first.
"I don't think there's a huge problem. I think it's escalated," said Liam Grier, while waiting for a bus.
Others at the same stop agreed.
"I think the odds of me getting E. coli are pretty slim," said Meaghan Pilling. "Yeah, so I'm not worried about it."
At a Winnipeg dental office, staff were not doing some procedures because of the water issue. Dental hygienists were scaling teeth, but not putting water in anyone's mouth.
"It's totally crazy. but we take precautionary measures," said Rose Barr.
Tiffany Munro said she used boiled tap water to brush her teeth on Thursday morning.
"I'm a little bit concerned that maybe it wasn't boiled for the full minute but I don't care I'm having my coffee anyway. Nope, if I die, I die," Munro said.
And Dylan Pauls simply forgot about the advisory.
"I followed it pretty strictly on the first day and then after that I just kind of forgot about it and reverted back. I actually forgot about it when I slept," said Dylan Pauls.
Manu Bedi was working at Quick Convenience store Thursday morning. She's from India and said people back home get sick from the water all the time, but she didn't expect that in Canada.
The slushee drink machine was off, but that's minor, Bedi said.
"Two or three days is not a big deal, she said. "First, safety for people."
Others CBC talked to said they were boiling water or using bottled.
"I have a sensitive stomach at times, you know? I don't want to bite off more than I can chew. When I go out I don't want to be running to the bathroom, " Chris Paluck said.
Kim Parent said it's annoying, but what can you do.
"I'm going to keep myself safe and my daughter safe," Parent said. "I can't tell people what to do, but they're taking chances on getting sick in this case."
University of Winnipeg student Jacob Love added: "I don't think it's worth it to get sick even if it is something that's just a false positive. It doesn't take much work and boil the water."
Kayla Maxwell said she's not taking any chances.
"I haven't drank any tap water. I'm going to do it until they tell us it's okay. I don't want to risk getting sick, not with exams coming up."
An update on the citywide precautionary boil-water advisory is expected for Thursday afternoon.
