This plant provides primary treatment only with the effluent discharged into the Strait of Canso. The water supply is a local lake. Stora in Richmond County also accesses this water supply. There is sewer and sewage treatment capabilities and municipal water services available in the central part of Judique, and in the Village of Port Hood. Cheticamp has sewer and a STP to treat its wastewater.
Water service is available in some areas of the community.
The Sacred Heart Hospital in Cheticamp has 10 beds. All hospitals mentioned have emergency services. The Cape Breton Regional Hospital is a 284-bed medical facility located in Sydney, Cape Breton County. Emergency Medical Care operates four ambulances in Port Hawkesbury area, and there is a volunteer ambulence service with trained personnel in Judique. Fire Protection Services Port Hawkesbury has a volunteer fire department with 40 volunteer fire-fighters and three pumper trucks.