Province says Walkerton's water clean, but leaves it to health unit to lift boil-water advisory. Mayor David Thomson bursts into tears at inquiry, recalling when he learned Stan Koebel withheld crucial information that might have curtailed the tragedy. Health unit lifts boil-water advisory. Frank Koebel, water foreman and Koebel's brother, stuns inquiry with testimony about drinking on the job and routine falsification of safety tests and records. Stan Koebel testifies about his reasons for falsification of safety tests and records, and why he didn't alert authorities to E. coli in water.
Court begins hearing request to certify class-action suit.
Tentative settlement reached in class-action suit. Province admits no liability but guarantees compensation plan. No one does. Dr. Richard Schabas, former medical officer of health, testifies he repeatedly told the government that funding cuts would compromise public health. Brenda Elliott, former environment minister, tells inquiry that the government acted as a team when making decisions around funding cuts.