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Remote northern communities are especially vulnerable to
climate health risks, Sieswerda said. “We’re seeing lots of evacuations
related to forest fires and floods, [as] a direct result.”
climate health risks, Sieswerda said. “We’re seeing lots of evacuations
related to forest fires and floods, [as] a direct result.”
A vast
number of health impacts will also “ripple” from shorter ice road
seasons, he said. “Food security and healthy eating would be impacted.
All kinds of goods and services that travel along those ice roads
actually make it affordable.”
Young-Hoon said that when it comes
to populations that do not have access to health care, and are afflicted
with poverty and homelessness, northwestern Ontario is “worse than the
rest of the region.”