Coming home after nearly month-long wildfire evacuation ‘made me feel kind of whole,’ says Bunibonibee woman – CBC

Sep 12, 2024

All residents home after massive August wildfire forced full evacuation of northeastern Manitoba community

Residents forced to evacuate Bunibonibee Cree Nation earlier this summer have now all returned home, almost a month after an out-of-control wildfire prompted a full-scale evacuation of the northeastern Manitoba community.

A slew of flights, including military Hercules planes, took thousands of residents from the community, formerly known as Oxford House, starting on Aug. 14. In the three days following, many ended up in hotels in Winnipeg, almost 600 kilometres to the south, and in Brandon.

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