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Kaschewan First Nation is evacuating as rising water has cut airport access. Fort Albany First Nation will also evacuate.

https://www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/business/two-fly-in-first-nations-along-james-bay-evacuating-amid-spring-flooding/article_388255e2-5300-54ab-b7b2-c8834cba5a89.html
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La Première Nation Kashechewan évacue après que l’eau des crues printanières aient coupé l’accès à l’aéroport. La Première Nation de Fort Albany évacuera également.

https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/2162205/evacuation-kashechewan-inondations-fort-albany

#Kashechewan #FortAlbany

Two fly-in First Nations along James Bay evacuating amid spring flooding

KASHECHEWAN - A fly-in First Nation on the shore of James Bay in northern Ontario has asked its community members to evacuate after spring flooding cut off the road to

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CBC IndigenousApr 30, 2025
Fort Albany joins Kashechewan in evacuation ahead of spring flooding in Ontario's far north
A second fly-in Cree community on Ontario's James Bay Coast is now being evacuated with the rising risk of spring flooding.
#weather #evacuation #flood #FortAlbany #Kashechewan #Ontario
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/sudbury/fort-albany-kashechewan-flooding-evacuation-1.7522570?cmp=rss
Fort Albany joins Kashechewan in evacuation ahead of spring flooding in Ontario's far north | CBC News

A second fly-in Cree community on Ontario's James Bay Coast is now being evacuated with the rising risk of spring flooding.

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CBC SudburyApr 30, 2025
Fort Albany joins Kashechewan in evacuation ahead of spring flooding in Ontario's far north
A second fly-in Cree community on Ontario's James Bay Coast is now being evacuated with the rising risk of spring flooding.
#weather #evacuation #flood #FortAlbany #Kashechewan #Ontario
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/sudbury/fort-albany-kashechewan-flooding-evacuation-1.7522570?cmp=rss
Fort Albany joins Kashechewan in evacuation ahead of spring flooding in Ontario's far north | CBC News

A second fly-in Cree community on Ontario's James Bay Coast is now being evacuated with the rising risk of spring flooding.

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Final ruling issued in fight between survivors of St. Anne's residential school and Canada over disclosure
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Final ruling issued in fight between survivors of St. Anne's residential school and Canada over disclosure | CBC News

A decades-long court fight between survivors of abuse at a notorious Catholic-run residential school in Fort Albany, and Canada, over disclosure of evidence has ended with a March 20, 2025 decision in Ontario Superior Court.

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Canada blasts St. Anne's survivors' 'scandalous allegations' in court fight over documents
The Department of Justice has asked an Ontario court to condemn allegations that Canada intentionally withheld evidence of serial child abuse at St. Anne’s Indian Residential School in Fort Albany to deny survivors justice.
#lawsuit #abuse #politics #government #Ontario #FortAlbany
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Canada blasts St. Anne's survivors' 'scandalous allegations' in court fight over documents | CBC News

The Department of Justice has asked an Ontario court to condemn allegations that Canada intentionally withheld evidence of serial child abuse at St. Anne’s Indian Residential School in Fort Albany to deny survivors justice.

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CBC Top StoriesJan 24, 2025
Canada blasts St. Anne's survivors' 'scandalous allegations' in court fight over documents
The Department of Justice has asked an Ontario court to condemn allegations that Canada intentionally withheld evidence of serial child abuse at St. Anne’s Indian Residential School in Fort Albany to deny survivors justice.
#lawsuit #abuse #politics #government #Ontario #FortAlbany
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Canada blasts St. Anne's survivors' 'scandalous allegations' in court fight over documents | CBC News

The Department of Justice has asked an Ontario court to condemn allegations that Canada intentionally withheld evidence of serial child abuse at St. Anne’s Indian Residential School in Fort Albany to deny survivors justice.

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CBC IndigenousJan 24, 2025
Canada blasts St. Anne's survivors' 'scandalous allegations' in court fight over documents
The Department of Justice has asked an Ontario court to condemn allegations that Canada intentionally withheld evidence of serial child abuse at St. Anne’s Indian Residential School in Fort Albany to deny survivors justice.
#lawsuit #abuse #politics #government #Ontario #FortAlbany
https://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/st-annes-canada-replies-documents-1.7439769?cmp=rss
Canada blasts St. Anne's survivors' 'scandalous allegations' in court fight over documents | CBC News

The Department of Justice has asked an Ontario court to condemn allegations that Canada intentionally withheld evidence of serial child abuse at St. Anne’s Indian Residential School in Fort Albany to deny survivors justice.

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CTV News LifestyleJan 11, 2025
Northern Ont. friends prepare for 450-km ski and snowshoe trek
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Northern Ont. friends prepare for 450-km ski and snowshoe trek

Jean-Philippe Marineau and Patrice Beauparlant, lifelong friends who grew up in Hearst, Ont., are training for a 450-km trek from Fort Albany to Hearst, Ont.

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PhoenixSerenityJul 9, 2023

In June, #FortAlbany #FirstNation was #evacuated due to #wildfires .
The #Cree community is near the #JamesBay coast and surrounded by the #boreal forest and peatlands.
Community members shared photos and videos on social media of massive smoke plumes above the forest's edge, with the low-lying #peatlands nearby.

https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.6900020

Peatlands are a massive carbon sink, but they are burning more often due to climate change

Northern wetlands called peatlands are important carbon sinks, but they are also more likely to burn in wildfires because of climate change.

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