Nova Scotia Health says another water break has happened at the QEII Halifax Infirmary site.
The health authority says the break happened overnight and the Infirmary, the Veterans Memorial Building, and the Abbie J. Lane are without running water and stream.
There is no running water for flushing toilets or drinking as of Thursday morning.
“Portable hand-washing stations are available and portable washrooms are located near main entrances. Bottled water is available at the site,” reads a release from Nova Scotia Health.
Hoses are pictured outside the Abbie J. Lane Memorial Building in Halifax on April 4, 2024. (Carl Pomeroy/CTV Atlantic)
The health authority says emergency and time-sensitive surgeries will continue, though some patients may be contacted to reschedule.
The emergency department remains open, though patients without emergency concerns are being asked to go to other emergency departments.
Blood collection is closed at the Halifax Infirmary for Thursday.
On Wednesday, there was a broken water line in the site’s steam plant. The buildings were without water for drinking or flushing toilets for several hours.
Nova Scotia Health said water was restored around 8 p.m., but staff and patients were advised not to drink it until it was tested.
