Over the past month, Attawapiskat has seen visits from health
officials and politicians, including Canada’s Minister of Indigenous
Service, Seamus O’Regan.

He promised a new water treatment
system, but didn’t provide a timeline or a dollar figure. However,
O’Regan did commit $1.5 million for temporary measures.

The
federal government also committed to bringing in bottled water for the
residents, even though they do have a separate system for their drinking
water.

According to #Attawapiskat chief, Ignace Gull, that short-term work has started.

“The
technical team were up here to assess the needs, the repairs that need
to be done to deal with the immediate repairs on the water plant, the
water intake,” he said.