'We can't be patient. We need action,' with more than 2,000 people still to evacuate, councillor says
CBC NewsArturo ChangThe chief and council of Mathias Colomb Cree Nation, also known as Pukatawagan, say residents are growing more anxious as the community's only airstrip remains closed because of wildfire smoke.
The northern Manitoba community's airport was still not useable as of Friday afternoon, Pukatawagan councillors said at a news conference with the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs and the Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak.
Chief Gordie Bear told CBC News the airport closed around 6:30 p.m. CT Thursday, as winds p…
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