{"id":15661,"date":"2025-12-07T14:46:14","date_gmt":"2025-12-07T17:46:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/service.codeus.ca\/index.php\/2025\/12\/07\/boil-order-in-effect-for-some-communities-after-waverley-road-water-main-break\/"},"modified":"2025-12-07T14:46:14","modified_gmt":"2025-12-07T17:46:14","slug":"boil-order-in-effect-for-some-communities-after-waverley-road-water-main-break","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/service.codeus.ca\/index.php\/2025\/12\/07\/boil-order-in-effect-for-some-communities-after-waverley-road-water-main-break\/","title":{"rendered":"Boil order in effect for some communities after Waverley Road water main break"},"content":{"rendered":"<article id=\"post-67255\">\n<div>\n<header>      <\/header>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"620\" height=\"349\" src=\"https:\/\/thegitchemanitou.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/67255-boil-order-in-effect-for-some-communities-after-waverley-road-water-main-break.jpg\" alt=\"boil-order-in-effect-for-some-communities-after-waverley-road-water-main-break\" decoding=\"async\"><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span>Boil order in effect for some communities after Waverley Road water main break<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Nova ScotiaA boil-water order is in effect for some communities around Dartmouth, N.S. This affects people who live along Waverley Road, Avenue du Portage, Montague Road, Spider Lake and the neighbourhoods of Port Wallace, Montebello and Craigwood Estates.  Emergency repairs to a water main on Waverley Road happened Saturday nightCBC News  \u00b7 Posted: Dec 07, 2025 8:37 AM EST | Last Updated: 32 minutes agoListen to this articleEstimated 2 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by text-to-speech, a technology based on artificial intelligence.Crews were still on the scene Sunday after a water main on Waverley Road broke Saturday. (Giuliana Grillo de Lambarri\/CBC)A boil-water order is in effect for some communities around Dartmouth, N.S.According to Halifax Water, around 2,000 service connections are under the boil-water advisory, impacting people who live along Waverley Road, Avenue du Portage, Montague Road, Spider Lake and the neighbourhoods of Port Wallace, Montebello and Craigwood Estates.Reached by telephone, a Halifax Water spokesperson did not say how long the boil-water order is expected to last.The order comes after emergency repairs to a water main on Waverley Road in Dartmouth on Saturday night. A spokesperson for the water utility said in an email that the cause of the water main break is not clear, but factors such as \u201cthe type of pipe material and age, soil chemistry, and the effects of frost and temperature\u201d could have contributed. \u201cCrews began to isolate the break last night and were able to reduce the number of customer connections with no water service to approximately 75 connections,\u201d said the utility on Sunday. \u201cHalifax Water is working as quickly and safely as possible to restore service to these customers.\u201dThe utility said early Sunday morning that residents who had no water after 1 p.m. AT on Dec. 6 should boil their water for at least one minute before drinking, cooking,preparing infant formula, making ice cubes or juices, washing fruits or vegetables, or brushing teeth.If the water is discoloured, people should run it until it\u2019s clear.MORE TOP STORIES <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Boil order in effect for some communities after Waverley Road water main break Nova ScotiaA boil-water order is in effect for some communities around Dartmouth, N.S. This affects people who live along Waverley Road, Avenue du Portage, Montague Road, Spider Lake and the neighbourhoods of Port Wallace, Montebello and Craigwood Estates. 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