ATTAWAPISKAT – The community of Attawapiskat has declared a Stage 1 Evacuation emergency over flooding caused by the rising waters of the Attawapiskat River.
Attawapiskat is in the Kenora District of Northern Ontarioat the mouth of the Attawapiskat River at James Bay.
The traditional territory of the Attawapiskat First Nation extends beyond their reserve up the coast to Hudson Bay and hundreds of kilometres inland along river tributaries.
The community has experienced flooding in previous years.
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