Shoal Lake 40 First Nation
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Students launch Shoal Lake 40 First Nation merch line on World Water DayWhere does your water come from? For Winnipeggers, the answer is Shoal Lake 40 First Nation--even though that community long struggled for their right to clean water.CanadaMar 22
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Shoal Lake 40 First Nation sues Winnipeg, feds over impacts of diverted drinking waterThe Winnipeg aqueduct, built in 1915, left the community accessible only by ice road in the winter or boat in the summer.CanadaJul 26, 2023
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Fire at apartment building in Shoal Lake 40 First Nation displaces 30Displaced community members have been relocated temporarily to hotels in Winnipeg.FireFeb 13, 2023
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‘An ongoing symbol of colonization’: How bad water affects First Nations’ healthFor 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.FeaturesSep 30, 2021
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New treatment plant ends Shoal Lake 40 First Nation’s 24-year boil water advisoryA decades-long battle to supply the First Nation with clean drinking water — even as Winnipeg takes 100 million gallons per day from their lake — will soon be over.HealthSep 10, 2021
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First Nation to get new water plant after being under boil water advisories for 22 yearsGovernment officials are at Shoal Lake 40 to celebrate the start of construction on a new water treatment system.HealthSep 6, 2019
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‘This is a new beginning’: Shoal Lake 40 First Nation gets funds for Freedom RoadThe final hurdle appears to have been cleared for construction of an all-weather road for Shoal Lake 40 First Nation.Dec 12, 2016
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Road to Shoal Lake 40 First Nation one step closerAn isolated reserve near the Manitoba-Ontario boundary is a step closer to being connected with the outside world.CanadaNov 25, 2016
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Shoal Lake road construction should start now: chiefThe chief of an isolated reserve under one of Canada's longest boil-water advisories says construction on a road linking his community to the outside world must begin now.CanadaOct 20, 2016
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Prime minister hauls water at Shoal Lake 40 First Nation for documentaryPrime Minister Justin Trudeau was immersed in the daily struggles of an isolated reserve that has been under a boil advisory for 19 years.CanadaApr 28, 2016
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