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Wildfire Crisis Hits Northern Manitoba First Nation | Winnipeg News
Wildfires tore through northern Manitoba’s O-Pipon-Na-Piwin Cree Nation, forcing hundreds to flee as flames scorched 12,000 hectares—now under control but leaving devastation in their wake. With 71 residents still home and critical services like power and medical aid cut off, the community’s chief voiced anguish over delays in emergency response, including a tragic ATV fatality that may have been prevented with faster access to trauma care. She demanded urgent upgrades to emergency infrastructure and called out Manitoba Hydro for failing to prepare adequately—despite their new fire-resistant…
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