The federal authorities has agreed to ship in navy assist to a northern Manitoba First Nation the place hundreds have been compelled to go away because of frozen pipes and sewage backup.
Emergency Administration Minister Eleanor Olszewski says a specialised Armed Forces crew is being despatched to Pimicikamak Cree Nation for evaluation and advisory help.
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Officers locally are nonetheless figuring out the extent of injury to the greater than 1,300 properties in Pimicikamak, almost two weeks after an influence outage led to the failure of important infrastructure.
Pipes have burst, crawl areas are full of icy water, and not less than 4,000 individuals have been despatched to different communities.
Federal, provincial and First Nations leaders toured the group Wednesday and noticed the harm.
The First Nation was additionally evacuated final spring because of wildfires.
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