The Canadian military has been asked to help prepare Manitoba's largest First Nation community for an expected spring flood that could reach devastating levels. "We have put out a request," Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew told CBC Manitoba Information Radio host Marcy Markusa on Thursday. Peguis Chief Stan Bird called on the federal government to urgently help the First Nation prepare for the possibility flooding could reach the levels of the "catastrophic" 2022 flood, asking for help from the Canadian Armed Forces. "The 2022 flood … was catastrophic," he said. The province expects it needs to get 1 million to 2 million sandbags to the community, Kinew told Information Radio before the news conference.

Source: CBC News April 10, 2026 13:08 UTC