Neskantaga First Nation residents board a plane to return home from Thunder Bay, Ont., on Dec. 19, 2020, following a two-month evacuation that was triggered by problems at their drinking water treatment plant. Olivia Stefanovich/Media pool photo Although the federal government is making progress in improving drinking water in some First Nations communities, a number are only getting temporary solutions to their water issues that may leave them with unsafe water in the years to come, says a new audit released on Thursday. The report, tabled in Parliament by federal auditor general Karen Hogan, states that in some cases, Indigenous Services Canada provided temporary measures to lift long-term advisories, but long-term solutions to address underlying issues with water systems were not being fully implemented and will take years to be complete.