Tested tap water Rose said 20 years ago, there was more chlorine in the water system, and the city used to spend $100,000 a year on chlorine but now spends only $10,000 a year.

Re: Some stands taking plastic, cash, by Ted Whipp, Aug. 8. Did you read that honour system at the roadside market stand is alive and well and practised in Essex County? Drop your money in a ...

But die-hard Steady Brook spring users aren't daunted. Some have been drinking the water for more than 20 years and insist the water is crisp, clear - and fit to drink.

But Mayor Tom Rose disagrees and said Stephenville has one of the best water treatment facilities in the province. "It is clear, it is pristine, it is safe," Rose said. Tested tap water Rose said 20 ...

A Corner Brook woman discovered the hard way that water from a roadside spring just outside Steady Brook is not fit to drink. Dixie Connolly has been drinking the spring water for the past four years.