Pimicikamak Cree Nation residents slow to return as many await home repairs: chief

The sun sets over a snowy, remote community in winter.

A small number of the approximately 4,000 people forced from their homes in Pimicikamak Cree Nation have returned. A snapped power line triggered a days-long outage starting Dec. 28, which led to frozen and burst pipes and flooding in homes in the northern First Nation.