By Marissa Lentz-McGrath, Local Journalism Initiative, TimminsToday.com \u200bKASHECHEWAN – With the spring hunt coming up, some people are returning to a Far North community that\u2019s been evacuated for months, though the majority of members remain displaced, says leadership. Kashechewan First Nation\u2019s executive director Tyson Wesley said about 150 people are travelling back from five host communities \u2014 Niagara Falls, Kingston, Timmins, Cochrane and Kapuskasing \u2014 as part of preparations for the spring hunting season. The community of about 2,000 people was evacuated in January after its water supply and sewage systems failed, and the spread of cryptosporidium. The target timeline is to return all evacuees to the community within approximately 10 weeks. \u201cI think the cryptosporidium has definitely run its course among our people,\u201d he said. \u201cWe haven’t really had… <\/p>\n
By Marissa Lentz-McGrath, Local Journalism Initiative, TimminsToday.com \u200bKASHECHEWAN – With the spring hunt coming up, some people are returning to a Far North community that\u2019s been evacuated for months, though the majority of members remain displaced, says leadership. Kashechewan First Nation\u2019s executive director Tyson Wesley said about 150 people are travelling back from five host communities \u2014 Niagara Falls, Kingston, Timmins, Cochrane and Kapuskasing \u2014 as part of preparations for the spring hunting season. The community of about 2,000 people was evacuated in January after its water supply and sewage systems failed, and the spread of cryptosporidium. The target timeline is to return all evacuees to the community within approximately 10 weeks. \u201cI think the cryptosporidium has definitely run its course among our people,\u201d he said. \u201cWe haven’t really had... <\/p>\n