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Water damage, electrical issues force more residents from Manitoba First Nation
Roughly 200 more residents are asked to leave Pimicikamak Cree Nation due to damaged homes and failing water infrastructure after a December power outage, Chief Monias said.
- Pimicikamak Cree Nation is asking more residents to evacuate as crews and contractors continue repairing damaged houses, Chief David Monias said on Jan. 26, 2026.
- A broken power line knocked out power for days in December, causing water and sewage system failures, and the First Nation had long raised concerns with Manitoba Hydro before a Monday meeting with the provincial government.
- Damage surveys indicate significant displacement as roughly 1,300 homes in the 7,000-person community were damaged, with 73 more needing extensive repairs, and about 200 people already displaced.
- The military, deployed assessment team, recommended new sewage and water treatment plants, and engineers drafted a report for federal and provincial governments and Crown-owned Manitoba Hydro, Monias said Tuesday.
- A temporary portable water treatment plant is providing truck-delivered water to homes but is too small, and one damaged water treatment plant is partially restored with temporary output, officials say.
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Approximately 200 households of the Pimicikamak Cree Nation will have to evacuate to allow restoration work following an electrical breakdown.
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Water damage, electrical issues force more residents from Manitoba First Nation
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Military mission complete in Manitoba First Nation dealing with frozen water damage
The federal government says a military mission to help a northern Manitoba First Nation in the aftermath of a water crisis brought on by a power outage is complete. A joint statement from the defence minister, the minister of Indigenous Services Canada and the minister of emergency management says all Armed Forces members deployed to Pimicikamak Cree Nation are to leave by the end of Friday. More than 1,300 homes in Pimicikamak, about 520 kilome…
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