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Wildfire Crisis Deepens for O-Pipon-Na-Piwin | Winnipeg News
Another devastating wildfire season hits O-Pipon-Na-Piwin Cree Nation, forcing hundreds to evacuate and claiming the life of 59-year-old Carol Joy Wood in an ATV accident while helping neighbors. Leaders say the same systemic failures—lack of emergency planning, medical support, and power restoration—are still unaddressed, even as Manitoba Hydro and provincial authorities scramble to respond. With no timeline for power return and promised brush-clearing efforts ignored, community members endure trauma, displacement, and slow support, as they wait to return home and rebuild. Listen in…
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