Plans underway to evacuate medical personnel from northern Ontario First Nation still under state of emergency

Plans underway to evacuate medical personnel from northern Ontario First Nation still under state of emergency

Indigenous Services Canada says it anticipates to evacuate all nurses and paramedics still working in Kashechewan First Nation on Monday. Approximately 300 people remain in the community, including children.

Medical personnel being evacuated from community beset with water-borne illlness

Kashechewan First Nation, Ont. – The evacuation of residents from this Northern Ontario community, due to the presence of cryptosporidium in its water supply, has now included the evacuation of the village’s medical personnel. Once nurses and paramedics have left, remaining residents requiring medical attention will need to go the Fort Albany First Nation – a 45-minute drive on a winter road crossing the frozen Albany River. The community remain…