No end in sight to Kashechewan First Nation evacuation – CBC

Feb 27, 2026

State of emergency declared on Jan. 4 due to issues with the water treatment plant

There’s no clear date for when evacuees from Kashechwan First Nation will be able to return home.

The remote Cree community of 2,300 people, located near northern Ontario’s James Bay Coast, has been in a state of emergency since Jan. 4 due to issues with the water treatment plant.

Tyson Wesley, Kashechewan’s executive director, said the First Nation is still waiting on a date for engineers and contractors to arrive in the community so they can complete repairs to the plant.

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