Few have returned to Pimicikamak Cree Nation in northern Manitoba 5 weeks after thousands forced out by power outage damage | Page 11 | Unpublished
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Few have returned to Pimicikamak Cree Nation in northern Manitoba 5 weeks after thousands forced out by power outage damage

February 4, 2026

A small number of the approximately 4,000 people forced from their homes in Pimicikamak Cree Nation have returned. A snapped power line triggered a days-long outage starting Dec. 28, which led to frozen and burst pipes and flooding in homes in the northern First Nation.



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