After nearly 25 years, water advisory in Shoal Lake 40 has been lifted
Chevonne Green grew up in Shoal Lake 40 and has hauled water to her house…
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Feds, First Nations reach proposed $8B settlement in clean water class action
$1.5 billion will go to 142,000 people from 258 First Nations who’ve had to drink unclean water
Parliamentary committee gives Liberals until March 2022 to come up with drinking water plan
Canada’s Public Accounts committee is recommending that the federal government deliver to it a plan…
Ottawa won’t end on-reserve water advisories until at least 2023, long term solutions coming later
‘This is an unacceptable failure’: MPs grill Indigenous Services top bureaucrat on when communities will have clean water for good
First Nations workers in Saskatchewan sacrifice wages, vacation to run underfunded water systems
Andrea Hill, Ryan Kessler – Global, Priscilla Wolfe – APTN News, Michael Wrobel – Institute…
Southern Chiefs Organization calls for inquiry into federal process for awarding infrastructure contracts
‘We have seen shoddy workmanship and poor materials being used to build peoples’ homes,’ says chief
Feds never on track to fix First Nations drinking water says auditor general
Communities will never have reliable drinking water ‘until deficiencies with water systems are addressed,’ says Karen Hogan
Indigenous Services braces for audit of department’s efforts to supply First Nations with clean water
Auditor general set to table report in the House of Commons on Thursday afternoon
Tainted drinking water found in several First Nations daycares and schools in Quebec
Federal officials recommend communities let the water run in order to reduce lead levels, but experts argue it isn’t a reliable solution.