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By Jon Thompson, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Ricochet Ontario ombudsman Paul Dub\u00e9 promised the beginning of a new relationship, and called for \u201cimmediate action to address the unacceptable and unsafe conditions in Neskantaga First Nation\u201d on Friday, following his first-ever visit to a fly-in First Nation. Neskantaga Chief Gary Quisess said he\u2019s looking forward to finding out what is holding up work on a litany of infrastructure problems that Dub\u00e9 observed \u201cmultiply the impact of each other,\u201d causing a polycrisis that is having a deep impact on quality of life in this Northern Ontario First Nation. \u201cI\u2019m looking forward (to) them (getting) more involved in our community,\u201d Quisess said of his hopes for the Ontario ombudsman\u2019s office. \u201cFor example, with funding and all these promises we\u2019ve received from both levels… <\/p>\n

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By Jon Thompson, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Ricochet Ontario ombudsman Paul Dub\u00e9 promised the beginning of a new relationship, and called for \u201cimmediate action to address the unacceptable and unsafe conditions in Neskantaga First Nation\u201d on Friday, following his first-ever visit to a fly-in First Nation. Neskantaga Chief Gary Quisess said he\u2019s looking forward to finding out what is holding up work on a litany of infrastructure problems that Dub\u00e9 observed \u201cmultiply the impact of each other,\u201d causing a polycrisis that is having a deep impact on quality of life in this Northern Ontario First Nation. \u201cI\u2019m looking forward (to) them (getting) more involved in our community,\u201d Quisess said of his hopes for the Ontario ombudsman\u2019s office. \u201cFor example, with funding and all these promises we\u2019ve received from both levels... <\/p>\n

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