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Norway House evacuates personal care home due to wildfire smoke, deteriorating air quality

Most residents who fled from Pimickimak Cree Nation to Norway House have now left

CBC NewsGavin Axelrod

Norway House Cree Nation moved residents of a personal care home in the community south Tuesday, as smoke from nearby wildfires continues to blow in and air quality deteriorates. 

More than a dozen residents who live at the Pinaow Wachi personal care home in Norway House were evacuated to a facility in Winnipeg, about 460 kilometres to the south, that's also owned by the First Nation. The elders who left the community were accompanied by their caretakers on a Canadian Armed Forces C-130 Hercules…

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Norway House evacuates personal care home due to wildfire smoke, deteriorating air quality

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CBC NewsGavin Axelrod, Posted: Jun 03, 2025 10:06 PM EDT | Last Updated: 10 minutes ago
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