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CBC Radio s The House: Dec. 19, 2020 On this week’s show: Three MPs reflect on what it’s been like to represent Canadians in an exceptional year. The CBC’s Murray Brewster speaks with Maj-Gen. Jennie Carignan to get a glimpse of the battle diary of one of Canada’s top soldiers. Two communications experts discuss the effectiveness of governments’ COVID-19 messaging. And the CBC’s Olivia Stefanovich shares the story of a First Nation looking to end a boil-water advisory that s lasted a quarter century. Social Sharing CBC News · CBC News: The House48:34Reflections on an unprecedented year Representing Canadians during an unprecedented year ....
Good news for those who live on the Neskantaga First Nation. The nearly 200 residents are on their way home after problems with the water supply forced them to re-locate to the Victoria Inn in Thunder Bay. Chief Chris Moonias, in a statement released on his Twitter account Thursday, says while this has been a difficult time for his residents there were also moments of kindness and generosity from others across the country and the city. The Chief also thanked Marc Miller, the Indigenous Services Minister, and mentioned he looks forward to an ongoing collaborative working relationship. The boil water advisory will remain in place until work on the water treatment plant is completed. ....
Posted: Dec 17, 2020 4:00 AM ET | Last Updated: December 17, 2020 A sign pleading for help in Neskantaga First Nation.(Olivia Stefanovich/CBC) Members of a First Nation that has been under a boil-water advisory for longer than any other in Canada are hoping to return home before Christmas to clean running water for the first time in 25 years. Neskantaga, accessible only by air and an ice road in winter, sits about 450 km north of Thunder Bay, Ont. where nearly 300 of its members have been living in a hotel since an oily sheen in the reserve s reservoir on Oct. 19 triggered their evacuation. Now, final tests are taking place to determine whether Neskantaga s water is safe enough for the community to use, weeks after members originally were scheduled to fly back and two years after the reserve s water treatment plant was supposed to start producing clean drinking water. ....