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After a 2025 wildfire left it without power for months, a Manitoba First Nation bought its own $8 million backup generator due to government inaction.
The Mathias Colomb Cree Nation in northwestern Manitoba has purchased an $8-million emergency backup generator system after being without power for nearly four months during a 2025 wildfire evacuation, displacing over 2,000 residents.
The community says repeated requests for temporary generators from provincial and federal governments and Manitoba Hydro went unmet, forcing it to secure funding privately.
Manitoba Hydro cited logistical challenges, including wildfires and limited access, as barriers to deploying generators during the crisis and stated it does not fund customer-owned generation.
The First Nation now urges the province to connect the system to the grid, emphasizing the need for energy security amid worsening fire seasons.
Después de que un incendio forestal en 2025 lo dejó sin electricidad durante meses, una Primera Nación de Manitoba compró su propio generador de respaldo de $ 8 millones debido a la inacción del gobierno.