Outbreaks of waterborne ill-ness from Escherichia coli inWalkerton and Cryptospori-

dium in North Battleford led to rec-ommendations and actions to prevent additional outbreaks. A panel is cur-rently reviewing the state of drinking water in First Nations communities, in response to recent concerns about the safety of drinking water in Kasheche-wan and other First Nations commu-nities. Across Canada, changes have been made toprovincial legislation to address risks from microbial and chemical contaminants in drinking wa-ter. Many water-treatment systems have been upgraded, as have training requirements for operators