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$242M taxpayer dollars later, First Nation still faces water crisis

Despite hundreds of millions in federal taxpayer dollars poured into the community over nearly two decades, Kashechewan First Nation is once again in crisis, suffering a severe water shortage.

Alex Zoltan
Jan 14, 2026
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Despite hundreds of millions in federal taxpayer dollars poured into the community over nearly two decades, Kashechewan First Nation is once again in crisis, suffering a severe water shortage that has forced an evacuation.

Kashechewan First Nation, a fly-in Cree community of about 2,300 people on James Bay in remote northern Onta…

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