Kashechewan First Nation evacuees await water testing results to return home

Kashechewan First Nation evacuees await water testing results to return home

Evacuees from Kashechewan First Nation who have been away from their homes for more than six months are awaiting water testing results to learn if it’s safe to return to the fly-in Cree community.

Evacuated First Nation residents hope for return home as they await testing of treatment plant's water

Kashechewan First Nation, Ont. – Local residents who were evacuated from their homes more than six months ago due to gastrointestinal issues associated with their drinking water are poised to return home – if test results show the community’s water treatment plant’s failures have been resolved. The Northern Ontario Cree community has been under a state of emergency since early January when more than 60 residents were inflicted with a parasite th…

'Dirty Business' initiates water testing workshop

A fact-packed training in how to monitor water and test for pollution took place this week on the Frome at Bowbridge, Stroud, writes Anita van Rossum.