News Briefs: Fire Destroys Water Treatment Plant in Saskatchewan

Carry the Kettle Nakoda First Nation in Saskatchewan is under a state of emergency after a fire burned down its water treatment plant and left citizens without drinking water. Homes near the plant were evacuated as the fire spread, but no one was hurt in the incident. “Despite the drastic impacts that are coming with the recent deaths and now the loss of our water treatment facility, we have strong people that come together, that support one and other,” Councillor Shawn Spencer tells CKOM News. “We treat each and every one like family and we are family.” Another water