De Beers spokesman “not familiar” with engineering report that said company dumped sewage in Attawapiskat
The Victor diamond mine sits 90 kilometres from Attawapiskat.
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Start building houses “fresh” in Attawapiskat: Mike Holmes
Mike Holmes knows all about building homes in remote communities.
Attawapiskat also facing health crisis: residents
Housing conditions on Attawapiskat are capturing the headlines.
Third-party management: “Imposed solutions don’t work”
APTN National News Attawapiskat isn’t the only First Nation in Canada under third-party management. A…
Attawapiskat: third-party management “like a slap in the face”
APTN National News Attawapiskat Chief Theresa Spence says that being placed into third-party management while…
Duncan won’t visit Attawapiskat, but says temporary shelters opening in healing centre, sportsplex
Aboriginal Affairs Minister John Duncan said Attawapiskat residents living in squalid housing conditions will be able to move into temporary accommodations in the community’s sportsplex and healing centre.
In Attawapiskat, “Canada’s Haiti,” dignity survives despite squalor
It’s -20C in Attawapiskat First Nation.
Federal officials visited Attawapiskat 3 times in October, triggered no red flags on housing
Federal Aboriginal Affairs officials travelled to Attawapiskat at least 10 times this year, including three times in October, but it appears none of these visits triggered any concerns with the department about the state of housing on the reserve.
The Attawapiskat equation:$1 million = 4 houses
APTN National News reporter Ossie Michelin travelled to Attawapiskat this week.