Grand Erie Public Health has issued a boil water advisory for a village near Hagersville and an industrial section of Nanticoke that includes part of Stelco’s Lake Erie steelworks.
“Public health has been advised of water samples that indicate the presence of bacteria in the water,” the health unit said in a statement on Thursday.
The advisory covers White Oaks Village and the Nanticoke Business Park.
The health unit recommends all affected water users switch to bottled water or boil tap water for at least one minute before consuming for any purpose, including drinking, brushing teeth, making ice, cooking or preparing infant formula and juice.
White Oaks Village is a 123-acre property on Army Camp Road, southwest of Hagersville. During the Second World War, the area was the site