By Sonal Gupta, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Canada’s National Observer A remote Cree community on the shores of James Bay has declared a state of emergency after its water treatment plant failed this week \u2014 a crisis residents say the federal government is responding to far too slowly. Kashechewan First Nation, home to around 2,300 people alongside the Albany River in Ontario’s northern region, is now under a \u201cdo not consume\u201d short-term water advisory. Residents have been ordered not to drink tap water or bathe babies and young children in it. In many homes, taps are dry \u2014 no water to flush toilets or wash hands. Kashechewan Chief Hosea Wesley said the community\u2019s broken water system has left young parents scrambling to care for their children. \u201cI have a mother… <\/p>\n
By Sonal Gupta, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Canada’s National Observer A remote Cree community on the shores of James Bay has declared a state of emergency after its water treatment plant failed this week \u2014 a crisis residents say the federal government is responding to far too slowly. Kashechewan First Nation, home to around 2,300 people alongside the Albany River in Ontario’s northern region, is now under a \u201cdo not consume\u201d short-term water advisory. Residents have been ordered not to drink tap water or bathe babies and young children in it. In many homes, taps are dry \u2014 no water to flush toilets or wash hands. Kashechewan Chief Hosea Wesley said the community\u2019s broken water system has left young parents scrambling to care for their children. \u201cI have a mother... <\/p>\n