Government officials to examine ‘serious housing’ situation in Cat Lake
OTTAWA — Senior regional officials will meet with the northern Ontario community of Cat Lake on Tuesday to develop short- and long-term plans for its “serious housing” situation, Indigenous Services Minister Seamus O’Regan said Monday.
O’Regan said he has spoken with Cat Lake’s Chief Matthew Keewaykapow and Nishnawbe Aski Nation Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler to discuss concerns about housing in the community.
“I remain committed to working in partnership with the community to implement solutions,” he said in a statement.
Community leaders in Cat Lake, several hundred kilometres north of Thunder Bay, declared a state of emergency earlier this month and cited “profoundly poor conditions of housing.”