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JOE.BRYKSA@FREEPRESS.MB.CA Mother Larissa Harper and child Lyra, who has an undiagnosed skin rash. In homes with no running water, skin conditions are common because it's difficult to keep children clean.
JOE.BRYKSA@FREEPRESS.MB.CA Mother Larissa Harper and child Lyra, who has an undiagnosed skin rash. In homes with no running water, skin conditions are common because it's difficult to keep children clean.
JOE.BRYKSA@FREEPRESS.MB.CA Lyra Harper with a skin rash. Homes without running water make it difficult to keep children clean.
JOE.BRYKSA@FREEPRESS.MB.CA Lyra Harper with a skin rash. Homes without running water make it difficult to keep children clean.
JOE.BRYKSA@FREEPRESS.MB.CA Grandmother Annie Dan with grandchild Annabella Dan collect lake water. Their home does not have running water, so the family draws water from the lake.
JOE.BRYKSA@FREEPRESS.MB.CA Grandmother Annie Dan with grandchild Annabella Dan collect lake water. Their home does not have running water, so the family draws water from the lake.
JOE.BRYKSA@FREEPRESS.MB.CA Annie Dan believes the stomach cancer that killed her husband was caused by drinking lake water the family stores on the porch.
JOE.BRYKSA@FREEPRESS.MB.CA Annie Dan believes the stomach cancer that killed her husband was caused by drinking lake water the family stores on the porch.
JOE.BRYKSA@FREEPRESS.MB.CA It's not easy growing up without services like running water that other Canadian kids take for granted.
JOE.BRYKSA@FREEPRESS.MB.CA It's not easy growing up without services like running water that other Canadian kids take for granted.
JOE.BRYKSA@FREEPRESS.MB.CA Home without running water.
JOE.BRYKSA@FREEPRESS.MB.CA Home without running water.
JOE.BRYKSA@FREEPRESS.MB.CA Many Island Lake residents can’t afford proper containers to carry water, so they use things like drywall compound buckets.
JOE.BRYKSA@FREEPRESS.MB.CA Many Island Lake residents can’t afford proper containers to carry water, so they use things like drywall compound buckets.
JOE.BRYKSA@FREEPRESS.MB.CA Wet, sandy roads full of potholes are almost impassable when wet, making it hard for the water truck to deliver to homes.
JOE.BRYKSA@FREEPRESS.MB.CA Wet, sandy roads full of potholes are almost impassable when wet, making it hard for the water truck to deliver to homes.
JOE.BRYKSA@FREEPRESS.MB.CA Children in a home with no running water. Some say the conditions in these homes are worse than in developing countries.
JOE.BRYKSA@FREEPRESS.MB.CA Children in a home with no running water. Some say the conditions in these homes are worse than in developing countries.
JOE.BRYKSA@FREEPRESS.MB.CA In homes with no running water, the job of doing laundry is incredibly difficult as all the water must be hauled in by hand. It's also a challenge in homes with a limited amount of running water delivered by truck.
JOE.BRYKSA@FREEPRESS.MB.CA In homes with no running water, the job of doing laundry is incredibly difficult as all the water must be hauled in by hand. It's also a challenge in homes with a limited amount of running water delivered by truck.
JOE.BRYKSA@FREEPRESS.MB.CA Chief Larry Knott, front left, inspects work on a new water treatment plant under construction. The community is relieved Indian Affairs finally came through with funding.
JOE.BRYKSA@FREEPRESS.MB.CA Chief Larry Knott, front left, inspects work on a new water treatment plant under construction. The community is relieved Indian Affairs finally came through with funding.
JOE.BRYKSA@FREEPRESS.MB.CA Youngsters show off a jackfish they caught. Their grandparents grew up on the land when lake water was still safe to drink.
JOE.BRYKSA@FREEPRESS.MB.CA Youngsters show off a jackfish they caught. Their grandparents grew up on the land when lake water was still safe to drink.
JOE.BRYKSA@FREEPRESS.MB.CA A young mother looks after her child. Her home is packed with members of her extended family and she tries to keep the place going without running water.
JOE.BRYKSA@FREEPRESS.MB.CA A young mother looks after her child. Her home is packed with members of her extended family and she tries to keep the place going without running water.
JOE.BRYKSA@FREEPRESS.MB.CA A child has a snooze in front of the television in the remote community.
JOE.BRYKSA@FREEPRESS.MB.CA A child has a snooze in front of the television in the remote community.
JOE.BRYKSA@FREEPRESS.MB.CA Old vehicles line the roadway to the dump. Garbage lying around the community could be polluting the lake that is a source of drinking water.
JOE.BRYKSA@FREEPRESS.MB.CA Old vehicles line the roadway to the dump. Garbage lying around the community could be polluting the lake that is a source of drinking water.
JOE.BRYKSA@FREEPRESS.MB.CA Old cars piled up near the start of the winter road. Plumbing supplies have to be shipped up on the ice road, which was open for only four weeks in 2010.
JOE.BRYKSA@FREEPRESS.MB.CA Old cars piled up near the start of the winter road. Plumbing supplies have to be shipped up on the ice road, which was open for only four weeks in 2010.
JOE.BRYKSA@FREEPRESS.MB.CA Former chief Fred Harper shows a water project that failed when the line froze.
JOE.BRYKSA@FREEPRESS.MB.CA Former chief Fred Harper shows a water project that failed when the line froze.
JOE.BRYKSA@FREEPRESS.MB.CA Boating across the lake, which looks pristine, but is unsafe to drink without boiling.
JOE.BRYKSA@FREEPRESS.MB.CA Boating across the lake, which looks pristine, but is unsafe to drink without boiling.
JOE.BRYKSA@FREEPRESS.MB.CA Half the homes in this community have no running water.
JOE.BRYKSA@FREEPRESS.MB.CA Half the homes in this community have no running water.
JOE.BRYKSA@FREEPRESS.MB.CA Red Sucker Lake is a freshwater wilderness paradise, but half the homes have no running water.
JOE.BRYKSA@FREEPRESS.MB.CA Red Sucker Lake is a freshwater wilderness paradise, but half the homes have no running water.
JOE.BRYKSA@FREEPRESS.MB.CA Getting plumbing to new homes requires blasting or clearing rock.
JOE.BRYKSA@FREEPRESS.MB.CA Getting plumbing to new homes requires blasting or clearing rock.

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