15 take plunge to raise awareness that many First Nations don't have access to clean water

Author of the article: Kevin McSheffrey
Publishing date: Dec 10, 2020  •  December 10, 2020  •  3 minute read  • 
Photo by KEVIN McSHEFFREY/THE STANDARD As many as 15 men and women strolled into Elliot Lake, which was covered with a thin sheet of ice on Sunday, Dec. 6. The event was to raise awareness that many First Nations in Ontario, and across Canada, do not have access to clean drinking water. Many have been under boil-water orders for years, and some for decades.
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On a sunny Sunday afternoon, more than 60 people went to Spruce Beach to watch 15 men and women take a quick dip into Elliot Lake where the water temperature was a bone-chilling plus four degrees Celsius.

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