Repairs to Neskantaga First Nation nursing station expected to start Tuesday [Video]

Repairs to the nursing station in Neskantaga First Nation are expected to get underway Tuesday, after it flooded just over a week ago prompting the community to declare a state of emergency on April 13.

In a media release Sunday, the First Nation said repairs are expected to take several days to complete.

An evacuation of the community has also taken place, with members being transported to Thunder Bay, Ont., which is about 450 kilometres from the First Nation.

Neskantaga Chief Gary Quisess said, however, that more than 100 members remain in Neskantaga, but another flight to Thunder Bay is being arranged.

“It is frustrating,” he said. “I’m requesting for somebody to come and see [with] their own eyes.

“We’re not making this up, and this is real. This is reality.”

Neskantaga Coun. Bradley Moonias said he’s been in talks with the federal government since the nursing station flooded, and …