By Mike Stimpson, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, SNnewswatch.com THUNDER BAY \u2014 Remote First Nations deserve better airports, says Bobby Narcisse. As a deputy grand chief of Nishnawbe Aski Nation, the Aroland First Nation member has travelled to communities across Ontario\u2019s far north and seen the short gravel runways and basic terminal buildings for himself. So has Kiiwetinoong MPP Sol Mamakwa, the province\u2019s only First Nations legislator, and they both say Premier Doug Ford\u2019s cabinet should see it for themselves and do something. \u201cThere\u2019s times where we couldn\u2019t land in a community, because of weather or because of other obstacles that were there,\u201d Narcisse told Newswatch in a phone interview. \u201cI know at times we hear of Ornge being unable to land to get individuals who needed to be (transported) to… <\/p>\n
By Mike Stimpson, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, SNnewswatch.com THUNDER BAY \u2014 Remote First Nations deserve better airports, says Bobby Narcisse. As a deputy grand chief of Nishnawbe Aski Nation, the Aroland First Nation member has travelled to communities across Ontario\u2019s far north and seen the short gravel runways and basic terminal buildings for himself. So has Kiiwetinoong MPP Sol Mamakwa, the province\u2019s only First Nations legislator, and they both say Premier Doug Ford\u2019s cabinet should see it for themselves and do something. \u201cThere\u2019s times where we couldn\u2019t land in a community, because of weather or because of other obstacles that were there,\u201d Narcisse told Newswatch in a phone interview. \u201cI know at times we hear of Ornge being unable to land to get individuals who needed to be (transported) to... <\/p>\n