Cat Lake First Nation's nursing station burns down, leaving remote community without health-care hub

A fire has completely destroyed the nursing station in Cat Lake First Nation, a remote Ojibway community in northwestern Ontario. Here's what we know so far about the blaze, and how Kiiwetinoong MPP Sol Mamakwa says it speaks to broader health care inadequacies in northern Ontario.

Cat Lake First Nation's nursing station burns down, leaving remote community without health-care hub
A structure is seen on fire, surrounded by snow, trees and dark grey smoke.

A fire has completely destroyed the nursing station in Cat Lake First Nation, a remote Ojibway community in northwestern Ontario. Here's what we know so far about the blaze, and how Kiiwetinoong MPP Sol Mamakwa says it speaks to broader health care inadequacies in northern Ontario.