Waterhen Lake First Nation's chief said residents are devastated after the community's school was destroyed in a fire Tuesday. .Waterhen Lake First Nation’s chief said residents are devastated after the community’s school was destroyed in a fire Tuesday.
“It is truly unbelievable that the school many of us were in yesterday congratulating all of our 2024 graduates is gone,” Chief Blaine Fiddler said in a release. Fiddler said fire crews are still doing their best to completely extinguish the flames but expects nothing can be salvaged.Waterhen Lake First Nation’s chief said residents are devastated after the community’s school was destroyed in a fire Tuesday.“What is not lost is the strength of our community and all the people who make Waterhen our home,” he said. “The theme for the graduating class this year was ahkamêyimok — we will preserve.
Fiddler said the community of Waterhen Lake First Nation has the support of the FSIN and Meadow Lake Tribal Council during this time. Chief and council thanked school staff and community members who helped ensure the building was empty of students and fire crews trying to save the school.Quebec City or Edmonton? Who’s moving where for affordable housing
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