First Nation Leaders Call for Public Inquiry Into Ontario Wildfire Response

First Nations Chief says government MPP is lying about meeting with him

PC representative Kevin Holland told a reporter he met with the Gull Bay Chief. Wilfred King says it never happened.

First Nation Chiefs want public inquiry and changes to Ministry of Natural Resources after wildfire response

By Alex Murray Writer First Nations chiefs from across northwestern Ontario came together in Thunder Bay to call for a public inquiry into the Doug Ford government’s emergency response to the region’s wildfires. “The lack of communication and evacuation support should horrify all Canadians. Our community was on its own,” said Gull Bay First Nation Chief Wilfred King, who organized the press conference hosted by Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) on Tue…

Neskantaga First Nation calls on province to communicate better amid wildfire emergency

Neskantaga First Nation’s chief and council are calling for better communications from the Provincial Emergency Operations Centre (PEOC) amid its ongoing state of emergency over the region’s wildfires. Here's what the community's chief wants to see done differently, and how the Ontario government has responded.

First Nation leaders call for public inquiry into Ontario wildfire response

First Nations on Tuesday accused the province of failing to offer timely evacuation support to communities that had to fend for themselves

Kevin Holland is responding to calls from Ontario first nations about taking accountability for this years wildfires

Kevin Holland is responding to calls from Ontario first nations about taking accountability for this years wildfires and how the province was not prepared

As First Nation's grocery shelves empty, its Chief says Ontario's wildfire response is falling short

About 130 members of Neskantaga First Nation have been evacuated to a Toronto hotel, waiting to know when they’ll be able to return home, while hundreds of people still in the community await updated information.