First Nation Leaders Call for Public Inquiry Into Ontario Wildfire Response

First Nation leaders call for public inquiry into Ontario wildfire response

First Nation leaders are calling for a public inquiry into the Ontario wildfire response after they say communities were left to evacuate without help from the province and some residents narrowly avoided the encroaching flames.

Ford defends wildfire response amid criticism from First Nations, firefighters

TORONTO – Doug Ford gave another update on the wildfires burning across northern Ontario on Monday, where he fended off criticism from First Nations, the wildland firefighters’ union and even the U.S. government.

First Nation Leaders to Hold Press Conference to Address Ontario’s Wildfire Response

Leaders from Gull Bay First Nation, Whitewater Lake First Nation, Fort William First Nation, Anishinabek Nation, Nokiiwin Tribal Council, and Nishnawbe Aski Nation will address inaccurate and misleading statements from Premier Doug Ford regarding Ontario’s wildfire response and support to First Nations at a press conference in Thunder Bay. Tuesday, July 21 3 p.m. Superior ...

As forest fires devastate their ancestral territory in their path, thousands of residents of first nations communities are evacuated