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Publication Date: March 21, 2026 - 04:00

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This remote First Nation is using 1 generator to power the whole community — again

March 21, 2026

After dealing with a week of intermittent power outages last month, Nibinamik First Nation is having problems with its diesel generating system again. On Wednesday, workers discovered the remote Oji-Cree community’s main generator — a Caterpillar C27 — had experienced a mechanical failure. Here's what the First Nation, located about 500 kilometres north of Thunder Bay, Ont., is dealing with.



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