Following up on the multiple housing woes of the northern Ontario (Canada) Cree Community of Attawapiskat with sewage backup problems off and on since 2009, forcing residents to evacuate their homes, as MHProNews last reported Feb. 5, 2013, now the homes and the community hospital have suffered the same fate from the effects of melting snow. Last year, according to cbc.ca/news, the Canadian government sent 22 modular homes to the James Bay Coast community after substandard living conditions were revealed. The manager says 62 more modular homes are needed; the band was asked to write a new housing proposal for the government.

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