A broken watermain in Gatineau has caused around 2,000 residents to be left without water. The City is now issuing a preventative boil water advisory which affects around 12,000 residences in the Gatineau area.

The City of Gatineau has issued a boil water advisory after a watermain break on rue Saint-Louis.

Residents affected by the advisory are being told to boil their tap water for at least one minute before consumption.

. #Gatineau is issuing a preventive boil water advisory for 12,000 residences in the Gatineau sector, because of a watermain break on rue Saint-Louis. This advisory is in effect until further notice.https://t.co/HRgjAgmv7E pic.twitter.com/WgYw4JOF3X — Ville de Gatineau (@ville_gatineau) April 27, 2018

The watermain break occurred in an area under construction on Rue Saint-Louis, between Boulevard Maloney Ouest and Rue Vallières.

The preventive boil water advisory is affecting the following area:- East of Montée Paiement;- West of avenue du Cheval-Blanc;- South of the boulevard La Vérendrye;- North of the rivière des Outaouais.

Residents in the affected areas can go to the Centre Sportif de Gatineau at 850 Boulevard de La Gappe. City workers will be distributing bottled water (1.5 litres per person). Residents can also go to the loading dock to obtain water for their toilets.

Once the advisory is lifted, residents must allow water to run for one minute, or until it gets cold, before it can be consumed.

[Watermain Break On Rue Saint-Louis] Situation update.



Residents affected by the water supply interruption can go to the Centre sportif de Gatineau at 850, https://t.co/rjhjkUa1ur La Gappe.



More details: https://t.co/o6G4UHGJtu pic.twitter.com/zI70yqAMHD — Ville de Gatineau (@ville_gatineau) April 27, 2018

For additional information you can call 3-1-1, or visit the Ville de Gatineau website here.

En raison du bris d'aqueduc survenu sur la rue Saint-Louis, l'aréna Campeau situé dans le secteur de #Gatineau est temporairement fermé.

La programmation prévue vendredi et samedi à cet aréna est transférée au Centre Robert-Guertin. pic.twitter.com/s0tAIEDzqe — Ville de Gatineau (@ville_gatineau) April 27, 2018

City crews are working to restore water the water supply.