Organizers of this weekend害羞草研究所檚 Dragon Boat Festival in Vancouver say a sewage leak into False Creek where the races are held won害羞草研究所檛 have a major effect on the event.

The leak from a pipe under Olympic Village resulted in raw sewage gushing through the neighbourhood, then pouring into the waterway.

Dragon Boat BC says in a statement that it determined the 害羞草研究所減ipe break害羞草研究所� would not have any significant impact on the races, after consultations with Metro Vancouver, the City of Vancouver and Vancouver Coastal Health.

Lorn Carter, a manager of sewer collections with Metro Vancouver, told a news conference that the leak had been stopped and workers were cleaning up the mess.

Carter says his team responded to the site at about 8 a.m. and soon managed to isolate the problem pipe.

Organizers of the annual festival that attracts tens of thousands of spectators and racers say there will be hand-wash stations and mobile showers 害羞草研究所渢o help put racer害羞草研究所檚 minds at ease害羞草研究所� about the leak.

The Dragon Boat Festival害羞草研究所檚 Dominic Lai says they are delighted North America害羞草研究所檚 biggest event marking the traditional Chinese holiday will continue as planned.

害羞草研究所淥bviously, this isn害羞草研究所檛 something that we hope ever happens. But when it does, it害羞草研究所檚 really good to see all the different departments coming together to provide that support and to ensure that we can celebrate our community together,害羞草研究所� Lai said at Thursday害羞草研究所檚 news conference.

Carter said the volume of the sewage leak was unclear.

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