Pikangikum First Nation takes federal government to court over lack of water, wastewater infrastructure – CBC

May 14, 2025

Remote Ojibway community has declared state of emergency over ongoing crisis

When Paddy Peters visits his wife’s grave, he says he thinks about her battle with cancer and the unique challenges she faced compared to patients in southern Ontario.

The chief of Pikangikum First Nation, a remote Ojibway community more than 500 kilometres northwest of Thunder Bay, has no running water in his home.

“She had to endure going outside to the outhouse when she was sick,” said Peters. “My wife passed away without ever seeing running water in our house.”

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