{"id":433994,"date":"2026-01-26T08:50:23","date_gmt":"2026-01-26T08:50:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/433994\/"},"modified":"2026-01-26T08:50:23","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T08:50:23","slug":"pimicikamak-cree-nation-to-evacuate-79-more-homes-after-military-assessment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/433994\/","title":{"rendered":"Pimicikamak Cree Nation to evacuate 79 more homes after military assessment"},"content":{"rendered":"

The chief of Pimicikamak Cree Nation<\/a> in Manitoba says dozens more residents are set to be evacuated just three days after the military left the region.<\/a><\/p>\n

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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.<\/p>\n

The evacuations are expected to start Monday.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe people residing in those homes have to be evacuated (and) probably sent to Winnipeg or Brandon,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He said they\u2019re working with the Canadian Red Cross to start the next round.<\/p>\n

It comes after the military left Pimicikamak on Friday.<\/p>\n

More than 1,300 homes in Pimicikamak were damaged last month after a days-long power outage led to the failure of critical infrastructure.<\/p>\n

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Burst pipes and crawl spaces flooded with icy water and backed-up sewage forced at least 4,000 people from the community.<\/p>\n

Monias issued repeated calls for the military to come to assist.<\/p>\n

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\u201cBasically the scope of the military was conducting technical and engineering assessments of the power outage impacts, mainly to the water and sewer treatment systems,\u201d said Monias.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe military came to assess, right, they didn\u2019t come to fix. We are left with broken, damaged homes still and damaged systems and basically unsafe living conditions.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThey provided some logistical support and situational analysis, I guess you would call it, but they (were) not there to do repairs to water or sewer infrastructure. They were not there to do household remediation and they were not there to replace damaged components.\u201d<\/p>\n

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He said he did ask the military if they could assist with repair and remediation, but was not surprised when told that analysis was what the CAF was sent to do.<\/p>\n

\u201cI did meet with the commander there and asked if they would do more and they said \u2018No, we don\u2019t have that mandate, that would have to be another deployment of other resources that are experts in that are,’\u201d Monias said. \u201cThey didn\u2019t have those orders.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Monias said they are still in need of help.<\/p>\n

\u201cJust on the houses alone we need licenced plumbers and carpenters \u2013 tradespeople \u2013 to repair the floors, walls, insulation, structural elements,\u201d Monias said.<\/p>\n

Global News reached out to the Manitoba government and the Department of National Defence for comment on the latest developments but did not receive a response by publication.<\/p>\n

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There is no known timeline for when the evacuated residents of Pimicikamak will be able to return home.<\/p>\n

\u2014with files from Global News\u2019 Hersh Singh<\/p>\n

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