Fires have long posed a threat to people living on-reserve, with inadequate housing and a lack of smoke detectors increasing the risk.
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On Thursday, she said she remains open to the idea but there must be “sustained funding” and capacity in communities.Article content The National Indigenous Fire Safety Council Project has pointed to a 2021 Statistics Canada study that it commissioned, which found Indigenous people living on-reserve were 10 times more likely to die in a fire.
“There will be preventable deaths over the next few years because of the failure to act in this area.”
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