Exploring Theme: "Fire Protection on Reserves"

‘Fire-related injuries resulting in hospitalization are also disproportionate to Indigenous peoples’ says report. The fire in Tataskweyak Cree Nation left two people in hospital. Photo: submitted  APTN News: According to a new report, inadequate housing, lack of smoke detectors, underfunding of fire services and a lack of legislation “mandating adherence to building and fire codes”...