Over 2,000 people expected to evacuate from northwestern Ontario First Nations due to wildfires

Over 2,000 people expected to evacuate from northwestern Ontario First Nations due to wildfires

Evacuations of Pikangikum and North Spirit Lake First Nations in northwestern Ontario are expected to begin Friday, as out-of-control wildfires burn near the remote communities.

Disastrous wildfires in Canada leave Indigenous tribes calling for help, First Nations say – Wildfire Today

The Canadian government is not doing enough to support Indigenous people suffering from 2025’s wildfires, according to the Nisichawayasihk Cree Nation. The Nation, located in Canada’s Manitoba province, recently sent out a press release accusing Indigenous Services Canada, the First Nations and Inuit Health Branch, and the Canadian Red Cross of refusing to answer their calls for help amid the province’s disastrous wildfires. The Manitoba Governm…