WINNIPEG — A First Nation in northeastern Manitoba has declared a state of emergency after a fire tore through an elders complex, displacing dozens of…
Unless the federal government government provides funding for a new fire truck, Hill said, the community may be without one until next year because the ice roads will soon be closed for the season.
For decades, house fires on First Nations have caused deaths and injuries at a much higher rate than in off-reserve communities. Experts have said that’s due to a range of factors from insufficient housing and overcrowding to improper education and a lack of funding for fire prevention and suppression services.
Residents are staying with other family members in already overcrowded homes as a temporary solution, Hill said, and unless something is done quickly they with likely be sent to Winnipeg. Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak, which represents some of the northern First Nations in the province, has sent members from their mobile crisis unit to provide short-term help in the community. But Hill adds there needs to be more recreational opportunities for young people, who make up 70 per cent of the First Nation’s population.Article content“They need a future. All they have is what they can see. They can’t see beyond the trees.
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