Medical Staff Leave Kashechewan First Nation as Parasite Contaminates Water

Health-care workers leaving First Nation after parasite found in drinking water

Medical personnel are preparing to evacuate the Kashechewan First Nation just days after the parasite cryptosporidium was confirmed in the community’s drinking water.

Medical staff leave Kashechewan First Nation as parasite contaminates water – 105.9 The Region

Medical staff have left a northern Ontario First Nation that was largely evacuated last month after its water system failed and a parasite that causes gastrointestinal illness contaminated its water supply. Indigenous Services Canada says all remaining nurses left Kashechewan First Nation on Monday after consultation with community leaders. The department says people who remain in the community will be able to access health services at a hospita…