Sayisi Dene First Nation faces fuel shortage
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This season’s winter road connecting the province’s northernmost First Nation to the rest of Manitoba is not yet complete — and the community needs fuel.
On Tuesday, a special shipment was headed to Sayisi Dene Denesuline Nation (also known as Tadoule Lake), after efforts from First Nations leadership.
Calm Air will fly 10 barrels of diesel and 10 barrels of gasoline over two trips to the community nearly 1,000 kilometres north of Winnipeg.
“It looks like the opening of the winter road is still some time out. If need be, we may need to get more fuel,” Sayisi Dene Chief Evan Yassie said in a statement.
Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak Grand Chief Garrison Settee said he and Yassie met with federal Minister of Indigenous Services Patty Hajdu last week to discuss challenges the First Nation is facing, including addictions and mental health concerns.
“A fuel shortage has been a most pressing concern,” Settee said in a statement.
“A lack of fuel in the community impacted the ability of service providers to provide mental wellness support and raised concerns about whether citizens would have enough fuel to heat their homes.”
The remote community recently reeled over a series of violent incidents, which Yassie said were tied to drugs and alcohol being smuggled into the First Nation.
On Jan. 28, a local man fatally shot himself during a stand-off with RCMP, following reported assaults on several adults.