Walkerton E. coli Outbreak Anniversary

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Deadly E. coli outbreak in Walkerton changed everything 25 years ago

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E. coli outbreak in Walkerton changed everything 25 years ago .

Seven people died and 2,300 were sickened after drinking from contaminated drinking water.

Heavy rainfall had washed cattle manure from a nearby farm into the municipal water system.

Public inquiry led by Ontario Justice Dennis O’Connor that lasted nearly two years .

The mayor of Brockton , Ont ., the municipality that includes Walkerton , said he is glad that important reforms have been made since the deadly drinking water contamination.

He said 35 people currently work at the Walkerton Clean Water Centre where operators from across Canada are trained on how to provide safe and clean drinking water.

The water is probably safer than anywhere else in the province, he said.

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