As people in Neskantaga wait for the advisory to be lifted, they must bring their tap water to a full boil for at least one minute before it s safe to use for washing produce, cooking and brushing teeth.
Jugs and boxes of water bottles are lined up the community centre of Neskantaga First Nation, which has been under a boil-water advisory for 25 years.(Olivia Stefanovich/CBC)
After learning of the community s long struggle, Codina Langschmidt turned to Mother Cabrini Catholic School in Etobicoke, Ont., where her child attends classes, and elementary students started a Christmas card campaign across the Toronto Catholic District School Board for the children of Neskantaga First Nation.