Kashechewan evacuees arriving in Barrie this week – TimminsToday.com

April 18, 2024

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BARRIE – A group of evacuees from Kashechewan First Nation will be settling in Barrie this week.

The residents will be hosted in the city after being evacuated from their homes near James Bay in Northern Ontario due to the annual ice break-up on the Albany River.

Earlier this year, Missanabie Cree First Nation ISN Maskwa and Kashechewan First Nation agreed to work in collaboration and utilize each other’s services, which officials from both are calling a “groundbreaking decision” that serves as a first step in an Indigenous-led approach to First Nations supporting First Nations in crises.

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