Manitoba chief tours evacuated community, hopes residents can go home soon
WINNIPEG — The chief of the Little Grand Rapids First Nation in Manitoba says smoke has cleared and his community is safe for evacuees to return, although he cautions they’d have to make do without electricity or running water.
Raymond Keeper says he and other leaders flew to the community Saturday in a float plane, and he spent two hours driving around.
He says fire crews are dousing hot spots, but that “it doesn’t look too bad.”
The Manitoba government says some light rain fell on the area Friday and that crews continue to work on a fire between the Little Grand Rapids First Nation and the Pauingassi First Nation.