Fort Nelson Literary Society assisting Prophet River First Nation with water settlement claims

By Edward Hitchins  Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Prophet River First Nation (PRFN) members are receiving assistance filing claims as part of an $8 billion class-action lawsuit against the federal government over unclean water. The Fort Nelson Community Literacy Society (FNCLS) is heading to PRFN on March 7th to help out before the deadline for claims to be submitted later the same day. The nationwide settlement includes anyone affected by water advisories for at least one year in a **>First Nations<** community between late 1995 and mid-2021. PRFN is holding the workshop to assist individuals with paperwork to join the already 144,000 filed claims. The workshop will occur at the Prophet River School Department from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on March 7th. Wayne Kushamba, program coordinator for the FNCLS, says…

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