Cranbrook, B.C., lifts boil water advisory after 2 days [Video]

The city of Cranbrook, B.C., in the Kootenays has lifted a city-wide boil water notice that was issued on Jan. 16.

Around 20,000 residents of Cranbrook had been told to boil water used for drinking, washing or brushing their teeth after a disinfection issue was detected during city maintenance on Wednesday.

At the time, the city said there had been brief instances where the water supply was over-chlorinated, following by a lack of chlorination.

While city staff were able to fix the disinfection issues within minutes, the city said it issued the boil water advisory out of an abundance of caution, and had expected it to last until Monday.

But on Saturday, just before 1 p.m. local time, the city said it was rescinding the boil water advisory on the advice of the Interior Health Authority.

“The City received approval from IHA to officially rescind the advisory on Saturday, [Jan.] 18, 2025 after water …