The following remarks were given by George Beardy from York Factory First Nation at the Keeyask Generation Project Public Hearing Community Meeting: York Factory First Nation.
“Now we are having problems even providing good clean water because we can’t keep our water up to par sometimes. Because I think a couple of months ago, or a couple of weeks ago, the hydro was cut off in this community, so we had to keep water in pails, pots, whatever. And we had some in the tub so we could use the washroom. And then when we drained that water there was silt at the bottom of the tub. Now, it must have come from the pipes, it must have come from somewhere, but it shouldn’t be there. I think, I mean it is a kind of a concern. And we really need good quality water for the people of this community. Otherwise people are not going to be — they’ll get sick and whatnot. And like the other people said, the water down there, the students, the children of York Landing cannot swim in the water because of the effect it has on them. Some of them break out and what have you.” – George Beardy, York Factory First Nation
Testimony of George Beardy from York Factory First Nation. Manitoba Clean Environment Commission (MCEC). Keeyask Generation Project Public Hearing Community Meeting: York Factory First Nation. (September 26, 2013). Transcript of Hearings Held at George Saunders School in York Factory, MB. Page 74. Retrieved from the MCEC website: http://www.cecmanitoba.ca/hearings/keeyask-generation-project/doc/Transcripts/Public_Hearing_Sept_26,_2013_York_Factory.pdf
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