Safe Water project

First Nations seek funding for program that helped teen fix his community's water problem

First Nations seek funding for program that helped teen fix his community's water problem

The program that helped a 19-year-old solve his First Nations' drinking water problems is seeking federal funding to continue.

Keewaytinook Okimakanak's (Northern Chiefs Council) Safe Water project provides real-time monitoring of water treatment plants in five First Nations in northwestern Ontario. It also provides support, training and certification for water plant operators.