Six years later: New houses headed to Manitoba First Nation forced out by flood
WINNIPEG — The first new houses are on the way for a Manitoba First Nations community devastated by flooding six years ago.
The Lake St. Martin reserve was hit hard in the spring of 2011 and almost 2,000 people had to leave their homes.
Last November, Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada put out a bid for tenders to build 150 homes in the community.
Many have been living in hotels and rental suites in Winnipeg and elsewhere during the long wait to return home.