Joe Oombash goes home
391 views · Published 28 February 2018 · 1:25 · Indexed 20 September 2026
Channel: Ottawa Citizen · 2018 · Sports
Joe Oombash was born blind 69 years ago on the Cat Lake First Nation, a fly-in reserve in Northern Ontario, only to tumble into state care at age 13 and never leave. Today, some 56 years later, he can see one thing with absolute clarity: hes going home. After years of negotiation, Oombash is taking a series of flights today to take up residence in a group home in Sioux Lookout, about 180 kilometres from Cat Lake, an area within easy reach of his extended family. Friends gathered at a goodbye party for him at the Nepean Sportsplex on Friday, January 15, 2016.
