‘It’s all I’ve known’: Floods, evacuations take toll on Kashechewan residents | CBC News
In 1957, the federal government moved Kashechewan to a
floodplain. The community has experienced major flooding in 1976, 1985
and in 2006. For 17 years, the community has been evacuated every
spring, with residents going south to towns such as Timmins, Kapuskasing
and Cochrane.
floodplain. The community has experienced major flooding in 1976, 1985
and in 2006. For 17 years, the community has been evacuated every
spring, with residents going south to towns such as Timmins, Kapuskasing
and Cochrane.
Williams told her story in 2006 and says she can’t
believe that, 13 years later, she is still talking to reporters about
the evacuation.