Pimicikamak Cree Nation to evacuate 79 more homes after military assessment
Global News
The chief of Pimicikamak says he asked the Canadian Armed Forces if they could help in repairing homes, but the military said it was not part of this deployment's mandate.
The chief of Pimicikamak Cree Nation in Manitoba says dozens more residents are set to be evacuated just three days after the military left the region.
Chief David Monias told Global News on Sunday that following assessments by the Canadian Armed Forces, it was determined the residents of 79 homes would have to leave.
The evacuations are expected to start Monday.
“The people residing in those homes have to be evacuated (and) probably sent to Winnipeg or Brandon,” he said.
He said they’re working with the Canadian Red Cross to start the next round.
It comes after the military left Pimicikamak on Friday.
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