Sq’éwqel (Seabird Island) says tap water is safe to drink after VIA Rail train fuel spill in early March

SEABIRD ISLAND — Following extensive water sampling and analysis to assess contamination and risk factors, Sq’éwqel (Seabird Island) says tap water is safe to drink after a VIA Rail passenger train collided with debris on railroad tracks in early March, causing thousands of litres of diesel fuel to spill near Agassiz.Seabird Island wrote on its Facebook page Monday (Mar. 25) that tap water in the area has been found to be safe. All six monitoring wells will continue to be test