Moose FM CKNR 94.1 - Elliot Lake

Flooding and the threat of flooding can have a negative effect for people who use well water and septic systems.  If surface water gets into a well, the water is no longer safe to drink because it’s become contaminated with bacteria or viruses.  With that in mind the Sudbury Health Unit has some tips.  People can still use the water, but it should be boiled first.  The health unit adds once the flood waters recede, the well can be disinfected.  The health unit adds septic systems should not be used in flood situations and the tank should be pumped after the flood is over.

North Bay police have seized more than $90,000 in counterfeit $20 bills.  It happened Sunday when a man and woman used a phony 20 pay for a restaurant meal.  Realizing the money was fake, an employee got the vehicle’s license number and called police.  City police stopped the vehicle as it headed west on Highway 17.  Inside the vehicle was the huge amount of fake 20s, plus $3,000 in real money and a small amount of drugs.  Five people, all from Montreal, were arrested and face various charges.

The provincial government says it will pay for repairing the terminals where the Chi Cheemaun ferry docks.  MPP for Algoma Manitoulin, Mike Mantha, says the government will commit the $292,000 needed to carry out the work.  The low water level in Lake Huron prevented the Chi Cheemaun from docking resulting in the ferry season beginning at least one week late.  Mantha is grateful to the province for the money and the quick response because it means minimal disruptions to tourism traffic.  The Chi Cheemaun carries 200,000 passengers each year and generates $25-milion in tourism dollars.