# Neskantaga health-care shortage forces evacuation of vulnerable people to Toronto

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- CBC News, 2026-09-02 08:00 UTC
- Health
- Original: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder-bay/neskantaga-first-nation-evacuation-continues-9.7328351?cmp=rss

> Four weeks after Neskantaga First Nation declared an emergency over a sewage spill at its nursing station, a fire at a temporary health-care facility has triggered another crisis. About 250 vulnerable people have been relocated to Toronto, while Indigenous Services Canada officials assess the situation.