Ontario: Eabametoong First Nation Declares State Of Emergency

Ontario: Eabametoong First Nation Declares State Of Emergency   The Eabametoong First Nation (Fort Hope) have declared a State of Emergency following a series of violent crimes that have caused community members to fear for their personal safety. Eabametoong First Nation is a remote, fly-in only community of more than 1200 people located in Northern Ontario.   Since January of 2010, the First Nation has suffered three homicides, several other violent incidents including the mutilation of...

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