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By Maan Alhmidi Niagara Falls, Ont., is now hosting hundreds of Kashechewan First Nation evacuees after a water crisis in the northern Ontario community forced many to leave their homes, the city’s fire chief said on Monday. Jo Zambito said 858 people from Kashechewan are currently living in two Niagara Falls hotels and the city is ready to welcome more evacuees who could arrive in the coming days. “They’re doing well. They’re well under the circumstances,” he said in an interview. “They’ve had to evacuate their homes and they are in a different community than they’re used to back home. They’re in a community that has highrises and they’re in a tourist area, lots of vehicular traffic, something that they’re not used to.” Kashechewan First Nation\u2019s executive director, Tyson Wesley,… <\/p>\n

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By Maan Alhmidi Niagara Falls, Ont., is now hosting hundreds of Kashechewan First Nation evacuees after a water crisis in the northern Ontario community forced many to leave their homes, the city’s fire chief said on Monday. Jo Zambito said 858 people from Kashechewan are currently living in two Niagara Falls hotels and the city is ready to welcome more evacuees who could arrive in the coming days. “They’re doing well. They’re well under the circumstances,” he said in an interview. “They’ve had to evacuate their homes and they are in a different community than they’re used to back home. They’re in a community that has highrises and they’re in a tourist area, lots of vehicular traffic, something that they’re not used to.” Kashechewan First Nation\u2019s executive director, Tyson Wesley,... <\/p>\n

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