People in Attawapiskat continue to speak out about their water problems with some high-profile visitors this week.

Attawapiskat's Chief and Council declared a state of emergency more than a week ago when water tests came back with higher-than accepted levels of trihalomethanes.

Attawapiskat declares state of emergency over water quality

The Attawapiskat band council in northern Ontario has declared a state of emergency after tests showed tap water had potentially harmful levels of byproducts of the disinfection process created when chlorine interacts with high levels of organic materials in the community's water source.

Adrian Sutherland, an Attawapiskat resident, tweeted a photo of himself wearing a mask to make a point over the community's water quality.

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Nigel Nakogee, 17, holds a sign in front of the Attawapiskat band office on Tuesday, protesting the community's water quality problems.

Nigel Nakogee

Attawapiskat residents want Canadian military help to deal with water 'state of emergency'

During an emotional community meeting Tuesday evening, residents of a northern Ontario First Nation, grappling with water problems, demanded their chief and council ask the Canadian military to step in. 

The city is extending  the moratorium on drinking water in Mocnton, Riverview and Dieppe. It voted to keep the 'status quo.'

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Nigel Nakogee, 17, speaks with Attawapiskat Chief Ignace Gull in front of the band office on Tuesday while staging a protest over the water situation. 

Exposure to trihalomethanes can be connected to an increased risk of bladder and possibly colon cancer in people who drank chlorinated water for 35 years or more.

Kiiwetinoong's MPP Sol Mamakwa and Timmins-James Bay MP Charlie Angus are planning to arrive on Wednesday, while NDP Ontario party leader Andrea Horwath&nbsp;is planning to visit Thursday.

Toronto, Ontario,(David Donnelly/CBC), May 9 2014,    Andrea Horvath, NDP,NDP leader, Provincial election, OPSEU,

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Horwath told CBC News that the province needs to take control of the situation.

"What I'm thinking is that we need to, as a province, step up to the plate," Horwath said. "Mr. Ford needs to step up to the plate, Ms. Wynne should have stepped up to the plate, and start making these investments and then send the bill to Ottawa."

"It's something we wouldn't accept in any other community," she said. "Imagine another community having to survive that way, or having their daily lives burdened by access to water."

Another Ontario First Nation declares a state of emergency over water

Eabametoong First Nation, a fly-in Ojibway community that sits about 360 kilometres north of Thunder Bay, passed a band council resolution declaring a state of emergency Friday after test results showed levels of trihalomethanes (THMs) in the tap water between 122 to 182 per cent above Health Canada safety standards.

Katie and Steve Koopman from Kingston, Ont., say the goal of $90K for a new ice surface for the girls hockey team in Eabametoong First Nation, also known as Fort Hope. 

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Eabametoong First Nation has declared a state of emergency over its water quality. 

Former Attawapiskat chief Theresa Spence begins hunger strike over state of community

Former Attawapiskat chief Theresa Spence says she is embarking on another hunger strike, this time over the state of her community’s water and infrastructure along with its ongoing social struggles. 

Attawapiskat Chief Theresa Spence pauses after speaking with journalists about her hunger strike in a teepee on Victoria Island in Ottawa on Dec. 27. The northern Ontario chief has subsisted on fish broth and tea since Dec. 11 and is urging Prime Minister Stephen Harper to ‘open his heart’ and meet with native leaders. 

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Former Attawapiskat chief Theresa Spence during her hunger strike in a teepee on Victoria Island in Ottawa in 2012. 

Wiikwemkoong's water activist Autumn Peltier will add her voice to the mix today along with school activist Chelsea Jane Edwards and musician Adrian Sutherland.

Public Health Ontario's Dr. Ray Copes is paying a visit today and tomorrow to talk about the health effects of THMs in the community's water.

Attawapiskat chief understands the 'fears' of water quality concerns

The chief of Attawapiskat First Nation says despite a state of emergency being declared over concerns about water quality in his community, he still uses the water from his home.

Ignace Gull, Attawapiskat Chief

Ignace Gull is the chief of Attawapiskat.

The presence of THMs in drinking water can have long-term health effects, including increased likelihood of bladder cancer.

NDP says province, Doug Ford need to 'step up to plate' during Attawapiskat water emergency

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