October 25, 2020
TORONTO — The chief of a northwestern Ontario First Nation says all families and children have been evacuated from the community, just days after an oily sheen was discovered in the Neskantaga water reservoir.
Neskantaga First Nation Chief Christopher Moonias made the announcement in a social media post late Saturday night, adding that 24 people remain on the ground to look after the community.
Those who fled the community were brought to Thunder Bay, Ont., more than 400 kilometres away.
Initially only those deemed vulnerable were evacuated, but as the situation developed the chief called on everyone in the region to flee.