Mathias Colomb Cree Nation

• First Nations leaders in Manitoba call for more firefighting equipment

  "It's like trying to fight a fire with a water pistol. That's what our leaders were faced with," MKO Grand Chief Garrison Settee said at a press conference Tuesday.

  Canada

  Jun 3, 2025
  
• Manitoba’s first Champion Child from remote First Nations community named

  "My journey is not just about the health care I needed, but the distance I needed to get that health care," said Janessa Colomb, Manitoba's Champion Child.

  Health

  Mar 14, 2024
  
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• Woman, 32, killed in Pukatawagan off-road vehicle rollover

  One woman was killed and two others received minor injuries when an off-road vehicle rolled over on a Pukatawagan road, Manitoba RCMP say.

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  Aug 8, 2023
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• ‘We have to fix it faster’: 28 First Nations communities still under boil water advisories

  On World Water Day, more than 2 billion people around the globe are living without access to safe water, including many First Nations communities in Canada.

  Canada

  Mar 22, 2023
• Mathias Colomb resident staying behind to help pets amid wildfire evacuations

  A resident in Mathias Colomb Cree Nation is staying behind in the community to help care for pets left behind amid wildfire evacuations.

  Canada

  Aug 1, 2022
• Manitoba Hydro shipping industrial generators to turn lights back on in Pukatawagan

  Manitoba Hydro hopes to help residents of Mathias Colomb Cree Nation get back home safely, by sending industrial generators to Pukatawagan after power was lost in recent wildfires.

  Canada

  Jul 28, 2022
• Manitoba fire evacuees reunited with pets after volunteers visit Pukatawagan

  Volunteers with the Manitoba Animal Alliance drove up to Thompson before flying to the northern community last week, and were able to bring 31 animals to Winnipeg.

  Canada

  Jul 28, 2022
• ‘I’m not used to any of this’: Mathias Colomb residents reflect on toll of evacuation

  Mathias Colomb Cree Nation evacuee Cornelius Redhead says he's anxious to get home and reunite with his service dog, Bear, after having had to leave him behind last week.

  Canada

  Jul 25, 2022
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• Manitoba wildfire grows nears Mathias Colomb Cree Nation, thousands evacuated

  As of Monday, roughly 2,000 people have been evacuated from one Manitoba First Nation due to wildfires, and other northern communities are also being flown out.

  Canada

  Jul 18, 2022