Archive - Apr 26, 2008

Tyendinaga residents protecting their traditional territory against Ontario "development"

Submitter Name: 
Brian Beaton

From Mohawk Nation News at www.mohawknationnews.com 

Fort Albany and Kashechewan First Nations being evacuated as Albany River floods

Submitter Name: 
Brian Beaton


From CTV.ca News Staff

Ont. aboriginal community evacuated amid flood fears

Fri. Apr. 25 2008

Residents in the flood-prone northern Ontario aboriginal community of Kashechewan were being evacuated Friday as melting ice has caused water levels to rise rapidly.

Local leaders declared an emergency, prompting the evacuation.