Neskantaga First Nation Evacuation

• Trudeau gov. approved $1.9M for contractor that didn’t complete Neskantaga water project on time

  An Ontario firm that failed to complete a water treatment project on time in Neskantaga First Nation will receive $1.9 million.

  Canada

  Dec 10, 2020
  
• Indigenous Services minister says Trudeau government won’t end boil-water advisories by March 2021

  Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller confirmed the Trudeau government will not meet its pledge to lift drinking water advisories in First Nations communities by March 2021.

  Politics

  Dec 2, 2020
  
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• This Ontario First Nation has been under a boil water advisory for 25 years. Now Ottawa is investigating

  Ottawa has agreed to investigate the conduct of construction companies that may have contributed to the current water crisis in a remote Ontario First Nation.

  Canada

  Nov 12, 2020
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• ‘Deeply frustrated’: 60 evacuated from Neskantaga First Nation over water crisis

  Earlier this week, an "unknown sheen" was discovered on the surface of the water reservoir, which prompted a complete shut-off of the water supply on Monday.

  Canada

  Oct 20, 2020