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11 Jan 2026

Burst pipes, no water — and still staying: Life for Pimicikamak Cree Nation’s holdouts

Author: admintech | Filed under: Finance/ Money
A man in a red t-shirt points to a crawl space with water is pooling.

Despite a four-day power outage and subsequent plumbing issues that forced 4,000 people to evacuate, many in this northern First Nation chose to stay. They’re holdouts — many either dealing with water and sewage issues at their own properties, or helping their neighbours who are.