By Marissa Lentz-McGrath, Local Journalism Initiative, TimminsToday.com FORT ALBANY – As the Albany River continues to rise rapidly, residents of Fort Albany First Nation are preparing for the worst while hoping for the best. Martin Nakochee, a Fort Albany resident, Weeneebayko Area Health Authority employee, and First Nation councillor, lives along Riverside Road \u2014 about 50 to 60 feet from the riverbank. He said the water is rising at an alarming pace. \u201cMy wife was supposed to be going across \u2014 she works for Air Creebec \u2014 and not even five minutes later when I drove back, by the time we got to the bank there, it was already underwater,\u201d Nakochee told TimminsToday. In case the river overflows, Nakochee has been taking precautions. He\u2019s moved belongings from the basement, loaded… <\/p>\n
By Marissa Lentz-McGrath, Local Journalism Initiative, TimminsToday.com FORT ALBANY – As the Albany River continues to rise rapidly, residents of Fort Albany First Nation are preparing for the worst while hoping for the best. Martin Nakochee, a Fort Albany resident, Weeneebayko Area Health Authority employee, and First Nation councillor, lives along Riverside Road \u2014 about 50 to 60 feet from the riverbank. He said the water is rising at an alarming pace. \u201cMy wife was supposed to be going across \u2014 she works for Air Creebec \u2014 and not even five minutes later when I drove back, by the time we got to the bank there, it was already underwater,\u201d Nakochee told TimminsToday. In case the river overflows, Nakochee has been taking precautions. He\u2019s moved belongings from the basement, loaded... <\/p>\n