20 homes in Pikangikum

Journal: Under the Sun: News from the Primate's World Relief and Development Fund

Journal: Under the Sun: News from the Primate's World Relief and Development Fund

Notes: Issue on theme: "Water".; "Ada Turtle says it best: 'It's so much easier now. We used to have to carry buckets of water from the tap outside. Now you turn on the tap and the water is there'. Ada is a resident of Pikangikum, an Indigenous Community in Northern Ontario, and a mother of four. Last summer, Ada was returning home after spending a year in hospital on dialysis. She was grateful -- and surprised -- to find her home was one of 10 that was retrofitted with indoor plumbing as part of PWRDF's phase two of the Pikangikum Clean Water Project. This second phase was implemented by Habitat for Humanity Manitoba, and it brings the total number of houses to 20. Many households include six to 10 residents, so we are happy to say the work is making a difference. As well as bringing safe and clean drinking water to homes, the project also enabled three young men and two young women to be trained by Habitat for Humanity, learning skills for future work'. [Text of entire article.]

Subjects: Water-supply - Canada; Drinking water - Canada; Drinking water - Religious aspects - Anglican Church of Canada; Primate's World Relief and Development Fund (PWRDF) - Canada; Indigenous peoples - Canada - 21st century; Indigenous peoples - Ontario; Ojibwe (Anishinabe) - Ontario - Pikangikum; Turtle, Ada