Neskantaga First Nation evacuated for second time this summer after sewage flood at nursing station
2 sources·Updated August 20, 2026
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- CBC Health·1h agoAmid 2nd evacuation this summer, Neskantaga First Nation calls on Ontario, feds to act
Leaders in Neskantaga First Nation are seeking provincial and federal support for a new health-care facility, as the northern Ontario community's most vulnerable navigate their second evacuation this summer. The remote Ojibway community declared a state of emergency on Aug. 4,…
Read at CBC Health → - Globe and Mail·3h agoNeskantaga First Nation evacuated for second time this summer after sewage flood at nursing station
Contractor hired by the federal government damaged the septic system under a nursing station, which is the community’s only health-care facility
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