Wawakapewin FN – There is a bit of positive news in the ongoing efforts to get a generator into Wawakapewin First Nation.

The two generators in the remote northern Ontario First Nation failed, and efforts by a growing team of leaders from the First Nation, the surrounding First Nations, the Ontario Regional Chief, and governments at the federal and provincial levels were called into action.

On 26 December 2017, the Province of Ontario submitted a request for federal assistance following a state of emergency in the remote First Nation community of Wawakapewin. The emergency was caused by the failure of two local generators, which the community relies on for electricity and the operation of their water treatment plant.