‘Serious Errors’ by BC Prison Officials Who Knew About a 4-Year Water Leak: Report

The federal Public Sector Integrity Commissioner says the Correctional Service of Canada committed “gross mismanagement” when it took nearly four years to fix pipes at a B.C. prison that were leaking chemically treated water into the ground. Harriet Solloway says millions of litres of water from the building’s heating system seeped into the ground surrounding the Matsqui Institution in Abbotsford, B.C., which is on top of three aquifers, including one that flows into a salmon-bearing stream. Ms. Solloway concluded in her report issued this week that management did not take adequate and timely action, demonstrating serious errors impacting safety and potentially harming the environment....