Walkerton, Ontario
E561275
community
population centre
public health disaster
public inquiry
unincorporated community
water contamination incident
Walkerton, Ontario is a small community in Bruce County best known for a 2000 E. coli water contamination crisis that led to major reforms in Ontario’s water safety regulations.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Walkerton, Ontario canonical | 2 |
| Walkerton | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
community
ⓘ
population centre ⓘ public health disaster ⓘ public inquiry ⓘ unincorporated community ⓘ water contamination incident ⓘ |
| amalgamatedInto | Municipality of Brockton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| amalgamationDate | 1999 ⓘ |
| cause |
E. coli O157:H7 contamination of municipal water supply
ⓘ
contamination from agricultural runoff ⓘ inadequate chlorination of drinking water ⓘ |
| chairperson | Dennis O’Connor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Government of Ontario NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
Canada
ⓘ
Canada ⓘ |
| daylightSavingTimeZone |
Eastern Time Zone
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Daylight Time
|
| endTime | 2002 ⓘ |
| formerStatus | town ⓘ |
| governingBody | Council of the Municipality of Brockton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAreaCode |
226
ⓘ
519 ⓘ 548 ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
agriculture
ⓘ
retail services ⓘ small-scale manufacturing ⓘ |
| hasEducationalInstitution |
Sacred Heart High School (Walkerton)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Walkerton District Community School NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEvent | Walkerton E. coli outbreak NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPostalCodePrefix | N0G ⓘ |
| hasRiver | Saugeen River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Ontario NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
2000 E. coli water contamination crisis
ⓘ
drinking water safety reforms in Ontario ⓘ |
| ledTo | Walkerton Inquiry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bruce County
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ontario ⓘ South Bruce Peninsula region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeEntity | Municipality of Brockton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInCensusDivision | Bruce County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Saugeen River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Walkerton, Ontario NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfDeaths | 7 ⓘ |
| numberOfPeopleMadeIll | over 2000 ⓘ |
| region | Southwestern Ontario NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resultedIn | recommendations for drinking water safety reforms in Ontario ⓘ |
| roadAccessVia |
Ontario Highway 4
NERFINISHED
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Ontario Highway 9 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime |
2000
ⓘ
May 2000 ⓘ |
| timeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
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this entity surface form:
Walkerton