Cat Lake First Nation's Chief Russell Wesley, seen in this file photo from the Nishnawbe Aski Nation winter chiefs assembly in February 2024. Wesley says he is grateful for how people have come together to support Cat Lake after the loss of its nursing station in a fire Saturday night.
Cat Lake First Nation in northwestern Ontario remains in crisis mode after losing its only nursing station in a fire Saturday night, amid a boil-water advisory that pre-dates the blaze. Here's how different partners and government officials say they're helping the community look ahead.
"There's a lot of effort to resolve this situation very quickly," said Wesley, speaking at a news conference, on mining, that was unrelated to the fire.The provincial and federal governments have committed to helping Cat Lake. Immediate crisis support, including providing bottled water to community members, setting up the healing centre as an interim health-care base and ensuring an Ornge air ambulance is accessible for medical evacuations.Developing plans to build a new, permanent nursing station.
"We just couldn't meet the timelines and the requirements of the provincial government in terms of the permitting," he said. "Hopefully over the course of this summer, we will be able to get over the permitting issue and get those bridges repaired." Last week, Cat Lake signed a memorandum of understanding with two Finnish companies, including 73-Health. The Finnish telemedicine company will provide Cat Lake members with long-distance diagnoses.Hajdu said she recognizes the fire services challenges facing remote communities like Cat Lake.
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