The tanks are empty’: Manitoba First Nation running out of fuel to heat homes during cold snap – CTV News
February 20, 2018
Leaders of an isolated Manitoba First Nation community that is running low on fuel are scrambling to ensure residents have enough heat for their homes during an extreme cold snap.
Tadoule Lake, located in northern Manitoba, relies on a winter road for its annual fuel shipments, but heavy snowfall in the area has delayed the road’s opening this year. Chief Tony Powderhorn of the Sayisi Dene First Nation told CTV Winnipeg that the fuel is desperately needed to heat more than 100 homes in the community.
“People need fuel and that’s the bottom line,” he said during a telephone interview on Monday. “We live in a very tough environment up there. We have no access road at all year round.”
Three homes in Tadoule Lake have already run out of fuel and have been using woodstoves for heat instead, according to band councillor Clifford Anderson.
“From what I heard, the tanks are empty,” resident Caroline Cheekie told CTV Winnipeg. “They’re totally right out.”
