Pikangikum First Nation
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One dead after house fire in Ontario First Nation that lacks firefighting servicesOne person is dead after a house fire earlier this week in a remote northwestern Ontario First Nation that has seen a lack of firefighting resources in recent years.CanadaJul 7, 2023
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First batch of first responders graduate from new Ontario First Nation fire programNine people died in a 2016 house fire in Pikangikum and three people died in a house fire in the community in February this year.CanadaApr 3, 2023
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Ontario First Nation says bodies of 2 adults, 1 child recovered after house fireOne person had earlier been confirmed dead in the fire but two others had been unaccounted for.FireFeb 27, 2023
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1 dead, 2 still unaccounted for after house fire in Pikangikum First NationThe chief of Pikangikum First Nation issued a statement saying the community is devastated after a home was found engulfed in flames Wednesday evening.FireFeb 25, 2023
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Three people unaccounted for after house fire in Pikangikum First Nation: OPPOPP say they were called to Pikangikum First Nation more than 500 kilometres north of Thunder Bay late Wednesday night.FireFeb 24, 2023
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Ontario provincial police expelled from northwestern First NationChief Dean Owen of Pikangikum First Nation says the police force lost the community's trust due to alleged misconduct involving officers that "occurred over many years."CanadaMar 22, 2021
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Forest fire evacuees head back home to Keewaywin and Pikangikum First Nations in OntarioResidents of two northwestern Ontario First Nations forced from their homes by forest fires will soon start heading back now that the blazes are dying down, provincial officials and community members said Friday.EnvironmentJul 19, 2019
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Northern Ontario fire evacuees beginning to return homeA handful of Pikangikum First Nation evacuees will be returning home from Regina, but there is still no general repatriation order for the entire community.CanadaJul 17, 2019
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Evacuation of Pikangikum First Nation paused as forest fire gets smallerThe Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry says that as of Sunday, the fire burning near Pikangikum was about 447 square kilometres.CanadaJul 14, 2019
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Roughly half of Pikangikum residents now evacuated as forest fire burnsThe commander of Pikangikum's emergency operations centre said on Friday that around 2,000 of the First Nation's approximately 4,000 residents have been moved to Regina and other host communities in Ontario.EnvironmentJul 12, 2019
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