Worsening water crisis in Ontario First Nation increasing health issues, fire risk
The water crisis in Pikangikum First Nation is worsening, with residents facing severe shortages and health issues. Many homes lack direct water service, and the community's water treatment plant is failing. Indigenous Services Canada is providing funding for infrastructure improvements, but local leadership expresses frustration over the lack of progress.
- ▪Nearly 4,000 residents of Pikangikum First Nation are living with only a few pails of water a day.
- ▪300 homes are without direct water service, and the community's water treatment plant is on the verge of collapse.
- ▪Health workers report an increase in illnesses related to the lack of water, and the wildfire risk in the area is extreme.
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1:43 Pikangikum First Nation’s water crisis worsens Nearly 4,000 Pikangikum First Nation residents are living with only a few pails of water a day, which needs to be boiled before drinking, and leadership says the situation is getting rapidly worse.They say 300 homes are without direct water service while its 40-year-old water treatment plant is on its last legs. Story continues below advertisement if ( typeof( gn_monetize ) !== 'undefined' && typeof( gn_monetize.Ads ) !== 'undefined' && gn_monetize.Ads.initialRequestMade() ) { // Ads script has been loaded, create the ad.
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