Advisory for PIMICIKAMAK, Manitoba

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PIMICIKAMAK

Type: Severe Shortage  -  Active

Issued: 1/5/2026

Details:

Update 1/5 The chief of a First Nation in Manitoba says about 4,000 residents haven’t been able to return to the community and dozens more are set to leave because its water system has frozen after a days-long power outage. Water also seeped into the sockets of some homes, there have been four fires so far in the community since the outage, and 35 homes are unlivable.

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Hundreds of homes have been severely compromised in the aftermath of a days-long power outage that damaged a water treatment plant and plumbing systems, and about 4,000 people have been evacuated from the northern Manitoba First Nation.