Fleeing wildfires, hundreds from Manitoba First Nations settle into Niagara Falls, Ont. hotels – CBC

Jun 03, 2025

Niagara Falls, Ont., is preparing to possibly take in thousands of evacuees, says Mayor Jim Diodati

As wildfires burn out of control near their communities, hundreds of Manitoba First Nations residents have been put up in hotels in Niagara Falls, Ont. — for some around 1,800 kilometres away from their homes.

For Pimicikamak Cree Nation resident Stevie Muskego, who “never really left the reserve” before, travelling so far away has been “kind of strange” and “very stressful.”

Speaking in Niagara Falls Monday, Muskego told Radio-Canada he’s unsure how long he’ll have to stay in Ontario and is taking things day by day.

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