Drink it boiled or bottled this weekend

With predictions that a storm will bring more heavy winds and rain to the Lower Mainland on Sunday, the estimated one million Greater Vancouver residents still under a boil-water advisory on Friday night may have to wait well into the weekend, or even into early next week, before they can safely drink from their taps.

Johnny Carline, regional district chief administrator and water commissioner, said the advisory will probably be in place until after the Sunday storm has passed, but would not rule out that it could be lifted earlier if turbidity levels keep falling.

The uncertainty that news brings caused thousands to swarm stores on Friday in hopes they could get enough bottles of water to carry them through until the municipal supply is deemed safe again.