Manitoba Youth Advocate Calls for More Help for Kids Affected by Wildfires - Winnipeg

Manitoba youth advocate calls for more help for kids affected by wildfires

The comments follow the worst wildfire season in Manitoba in decades. Some 32,000 people were forced to leave their homes over the spring and summer. Many were out for weeks, and some communities were evacuated twice.

Manitoba youth advocate calls for more help for kids affected by wildfires - Winnipeg

The Manitoba advocate for children and youth says the provincial government must do more to reduce the harm caused to young people from wildfires.

Manitoba youth advocate calls for more help for kids affected by wildfires - The Turtle Island News

By Steve Lambert The Manitoba advocate for children and youth says the provincial government must do more to reduce the harm caused to young people from wildfires. Sherry Gott says children’s health and education are hurt by fires, particularly in remote and Indigenous communities that are more likely to be evacuated. She says in addition to breathing smoke and missing school, studies have shown children exposed to wildfires are more likely to e…