Sunday, March 25, 2012

Province, Feds, First Nations work together to evacuate two James Bay First Nations

The shoreline of Long Point in James Bay reflects the beauty that helps lure some First Nations people back to their native reserves.
  The shoreline of Long Point in James Bay reflects the beauty that helps lure some First Nations people back to their native reserves. Photograph by: Handout, Getty Images.
Postmedia News
As a result of the rising waters of the Albany River, the leadership of the First Nations of Kashechewan and Fort Albany have declared a state of emergency and decided to evacuate some of their most vulnerable residents.
Starting Saturday evening, Emergency Management Ontario said it would begin flying the elderly, women, children and people with medical conditions out of the northern Ontario communities because of the potential for flooding...Read here...

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