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‘Bring our people back’: One year later, Peguis still feeling effects of devastating flooding – Winnipeg

It’s been one year since devastating flooding hit Peguis First Nation, Man., a community about 180 kilometres north of Winnipeg. Last spring, heavy rainfall caused the Fisher River to rise rapidly, surrounding and filling hundreds of homes with water and sending the community into crisis overnight. Peguis resident Carol Spence …

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Teen girl helps save family from apartment fire in northern Manitoba community – Winnipeg

More than 40 people in a northern Manitoba First Nation are displaced, and the eight apartments they called home are gone. But a teen in the community is being hailed a hero for risking her life to save others. Families are overwhelmed by the total loss of an apartment building …

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Manitoba First Nation to sign child welfare agreement with Ottawa, province – Winnipeg

By The Staff The Canadian Press Posted January 31, 2023 9:00 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size Peguis First Nation is set to become the first Indigenous group in Manitoba to take control of child welfare under federal legislation that came into effect three years ago. The community north …

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