Emergency water shut-off at 5 p.m. for specific campus buildings

Due to a watermain break on McMaster’s main campus, water will be shut off in certain buildings starting at 5 p.m. for six to eight hours.

The water shut-off will impact

Mills Memorial Library

the Life Sciences Building and Greenhouse

McMaster University Student Centre

Media Production Services

Gilmour Hall

L.R. Wilson Hall

the McMaster Museum of Art

Divinity College.

These buildings remain open, but washrooms and drinking fountains will be closed. Classes will continue as scheduled.

Use this interactive map to find accessible washrooms on campus.

Laboratory operations requiring access to water, including where emergency eyewash stations and showers may be needed or handwashing practices are required, should be shut down until water is available in the building.

Food services at La Piazza in McMaster University Student Centre will be limited to grab-and-go options. Tim Hortons, Booster Juice, Starbucks and Teriyaki Experience will close. Hospitality Services has provided a list of food services open in other areas.

Updates will be provided on Daily News and social media when more information is available.

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<span data-contrast="auto">Due to a watermain break on McMaster’s main campus, water will be shut off in certain buildings <strong>starting at 5 p.m. for six to eight hours.</strong></span><strong> </strong>

<span data-contrast="auto">The water shut-off will impact </span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;335559739&quot;:240}"> </span>
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</ul>
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 	<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="2" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">the Life Sciences Building and Greenhouse </span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;335559739&quot;:240}"> </span></li>
</ul>
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 	<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="3" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">McMaster University Student Centre </span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;335559739&quot;:240}"> </span></li>
</ul>
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 	<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="4" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Media Production Services </span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;335559739&quot;:240}"> </span></li>
</ul>
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 	<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="5" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Gilmour Hall </span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;335559739&quot;:240}"> </span></li>
</ul>
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 	<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="6" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">L.R. Wilson Hall </span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;335559739&quot;:240}"> </span></li>
</ul>
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 	<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="7" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">the McMaster Museum of Art </span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;335559739&quot;:240}"> </span></li>
</ul>
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 	<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="8" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Divinity College.</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;335559739&quot;:240}"> </span></li>
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<span data-contrast="auto">These buildings remain open, but washrooms and drinking fountains will be closed. Classes will continue as scheduled. </span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;335559739&quot;:240}"> </span>

Use this interactive map to find <a href="https://www.mcmaster.ca/uts/maps/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">accessible washrooms on campus.</a>

Laboratory operations requiring access to water, including where emergency eyewash stations and showers may be needed or handwashing practices are required, should be shut down until water is available in the building.

Food services at La Piazza in McMaster University Student Centre will be limited to grab-and-go options. Tim Hortons, Booster Juice, Starbucks and Teriyaki Experience will close. Hospitality Services has provided <a href="https://hospitality.mcmaster.ca/maceats/open-now/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">a list of food services</a> open in other areas.

<span data-contrast="auto">Updates will be provided on Daily News and social media when more information is available.</span><b><span data-contrast="auto"> </span></b>

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