Menu

Topics

Connect

Comments

Comments closed.

Due to the sensitive and/or legal subject matter of some of the content on globalnews.ca, we reserve the ability to disable comments from time to time.

Please see our Commenting Policy for more.

‘We need help big time’: Shamattawa First Nation chief declares state of emergency following fire

Shamattawa First Nation Chief Jordna Hill issued a state of emergency on Monday, after an electrical fire destroyed a nine-unit elders complex because the community’s only fire truck was in Winnipeg for repairs. Hill said that the community is still running off-grid on diesel fuel and experiencing water quality issues and that residents — seventy per cent of whom are younger than 30 — are also grappling with addictions.

Advertisement

More Videos

Advertisement

You are viewing an Accelerated Mobile Webpage.

View Original Article