health and safety

Warren Brown of Lytton First Nation named recipient of the 2023 National First Nations Water Leadership Award

Warren Brown of Lytton First Nation named recipient of the 2023 National First Nations Water Leadership Award

When wildfires threatened Lytton First Nation in 2021, Warren Brown was essential in protecting his community’s water supply by staying behind—as others evacuated to safety—to ensure the water treatment plants remained up and running. He wanted to do everything he could to ensure his community had safe and clean drinking water to come home to. Warren’s commitment to caring for his community’s clean water supply continues to play a significant role in protecting their health and safety.

Ottawa replaces federal bureaucrat working with Neskantaga First Nation during state of emergency

Ottawa replaces federal bureaucrat working with Neskantaga First Nation during state of emergency

At the community's request, Indigenous Services Canada has replaced the top federal bureaucrat working with Neskantaga First Nation during its current state of emergency. Assistant deputy minister Joanne Wilkinson has taken over from Ontario regional director general Anne Scotton as the liaison between department officials and Neskantaga — a fly-in community about 450 km north of Thunder Bay, Ont., that has been under a boil-water advisory for 25 years.