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Published: December 05, 2025 at 11:54AM EST

A person holds a large water bottle and fills it up at an outdoor tap. — A woman fills up a water bottle at Porters Lake Provincial Park in Porters Lake, N.S., on Friday, Aug. 8, 2025. (Stephanie Tsicos/CTV Atlantic)

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