NESKANTAGA FIRST NATION, Ont. — The MP for Kenora says Neskantaga First Nation is a few months away from the termination of its longstanding boil-water advisory.
The approximately 265 residents of the community, 450 kilometres north of Thunder Bay, have not had a potable water system for 25 years.
In February, the First Nation declared a state of emergency after terminating a water treatment plant construction contract with a private firm with which it had a dispute.
MP Bob Nault says construction has resumed under a new plan put in place by the federal government.
According to Nault, the contractor expects to finish the project in October.
It was initially projected to be completed by the spring of 2018.
"Although this project was delayed, we are now on track, and a few months away which represents a historic turning point for the residents of Neskantaga," Nault said Monday in a statement.
Neskantaga's boil-water advisory is the longest in Canada.
