Hundreds of Eabametoong First Nation members evacuated as northern Ontario wildfire tally grows
CBC
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In total, the First Nation has evacuated over 460 members thus far." width="620" />
As new wildfires are discovered in northwestern Ontario during a week of devastation, evacuations have begun for about 460 members of Eabametoong First Nation, a fly-in community over 300 kilometres north of Thunder Bay.
Roughly 460 people on seven flights have been taken to Niagara Falls, with dozens more to follow.
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