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August 31, 2005
Homes, water contaminated
WINNIPEG
A Manitoba aboriginal leader is demanding quick action from the federal government to address health problems on his reserve.
Chief Robert Lavallee of Skownan First Nation said if nothing happens, he and all 640 band members will camp out in front of Indian Affairs’ Winnipeg headquarters.
Lavallee said two years of flooding have left most homes on the reserve rotting with mould.
He also said water on the reserve is contaminated and making people sick.
However, Mary Blais, regional director of Indian Affairs, disputed Lavallee’s complaints. She said there is no E. coli in the water as Lavallee claims.
Blais said it appears that turbidity was a problem in some homes, but it is probably caused by dirty water tanks.
She said the reserve had money in its budget to clean the tanks.
Lavallee said the band needs a new water treatment plant, but Blais said the reserve has been told to conduct a feasibility study on the subject, which it has refused to do.
Lavallee said the residents are drinking bottled water and they’ve been advised not to take a bath because the water is contaminated.
“This is a life and death issue for us. It’s so bad we cannot even bathe our children. People are getting sick and homes are decaying. I want something done now.”
The reserve is about 450 kilometres north of Winnipeg on the east shore of Lake Winnipegosis.
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