Neskantaga

• First Nations leaders from Ring of Fire region demand meeting with Premier Ford

  Leaders of several First Nations from the Ring of Fire region in northern Ontario have demanded a meeting with Premier Doug Ford.

  Politics

  Sep 26, 2023
  
• ‘I can breathe,’ summer festival helps rejuvenate Neskantaga First Nation

  Neskantaga has the longest boil-water advisory in Canada, stretching back more than 28 years.

  Canada

  Aug 19, 2023
  
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• Four Ontario First Nations voice concerns over mining claims on their lands

  Four First Nations in northern Ontario are calling on the province to address their concerns about mining exploration companies intruding on their lands.

  Canada

  Feb 1, 2023
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• Canada needs to increase spending to fix First Nations’ boil water advisories, PBO says

  Yves Giroux's report this morning says the government has set aside enough money to build water and wastewater systems over the next five years.

  Canada

  Dec 1, 2021
• ‘An ongoing symbol of colonization’: How bad water affects First Nations’ health

  For years, First Nations across Canada have suspected that they've been getting sick from poor water quality -- and a gap in health data is not helping the situation.

  Features

  Sep 30, 2021
• Feds reach nearly $8B deal with First Nations over clean drinking water lawsuit

  Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller, alongside the Tataskweyak Cree Nation, Curve Lake First Nation and Neskantaga First Nation, announced the 'historic' agreement.

  Canada

  Jul 30, 2021
• Indigenous services minister ‘alarmed’ by allegations about construction practices on First Nations

  Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller says he was alarmed by revelations of a December investigation into construction practices in on-reserve water projects.

  Investigations

  Feb 20, 2021
• Building trust in its tap water will be Neskantaga’s next big challenge

  More than 200 members of Neskantaga First Nation returned to their homes this weekend, 60 days after being evacuated because of unsafe water.

  Canada

  Dec 20, 2020
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• Neskantaga residents start returning home 2 months after tainted water evacuation

  About 250 people relocated to a hotel in Thunder Bay in late October after an oily sheen surfaced in the community's reservoir.

  Canada

  Dec 18, 2020
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• Neskantaga First Nation reports first coronavirus case amid tainted water crisis

  A full lockdown of Neskantaga First Nation will now be going forward, with passenger flights grounded until an investigation is conducted.

  Canada

  Nov 13, 2020