First Nation declares emergency after ferry service shut down

A First Nation near the source of Winnipeg's water supply has lost a major connection to the outside world.

Ferry service to the Shoal Lake 40 band on the Manitoba-Ontario boundary has been shut down because it failed to pass inspection.

The band has declared a state of emergency because residents have no way to get groceries, bottled water or immediate medical attention.

The reserve was cut off from the mainland a century ago to build an aqueduct to Winnipeg, and there's no all-weather road.