By Mike Stimpson, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, SNnewswatch.com THUNDER BAY \u2014 Hundreds of Whitesand First Nation members will begin returning to their homes on Thursday, more than a month after evacuating. The First Nation and neighbouring Armstrong evacuated to Thunder Bay on July 13-14 as the fire labelled Thunder Bay 36 \u2014 the largest forest fire in Ontario history \u2014 threatened their communities. Whitesand members, numbering around 470, have been staying primarily at the Superior Inn on Arthur Street. Darian Baskatawang, a spokesperson for Whitesand, said Tuesday in an interview at the hotel that the July 13 evacuation order \u201cwill be rescinded on Thursday, Aug. 20, at 9 a.m.” so that \u201ccommunity members of Whitesand and Armstrong can go home, finally after all this time.\u201d Baskatawang said the First Nation… <\/p>\n
By Mike Stimpson, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, SNnewswatch.com THUNDER BAY \u2014 Hundreds of Whitesand First Nation members will begin returning to their homes on Thursday, more than a month after evacuating. The First Nation and neighbouring Armstrong evacuated to Thunder Bay on July 13-14 as the fire labelled Thunder Bay 36 \u2014 the largest forest fire in Ontario history \u2014 threatened their communities. Whitesand members, numbering around 470, have been staying primarily at the Superior Inn on Arthur Street. Darian Baskatawang, a spokesperson for Whitesand, said Tuesday in an interview at the hotel that the July 13 evacuation order \u201cwill be rescinded on Thursday, Aug. 20, at 9 a.m.” so that \u201ccommunity members of Whitesand and Armstrong can go home, finally after all this time.\u201d Baskatawang said the First Nation... <\/p>\n