Winnipeggers donate to Shamattawa after blaze destroys lone store in remote community
Food, water, diapers, baby formula head north after chief declares state of emergency
GenerousWinnipeggers dropped off donationsfor people inShamattawa First NationFriday after the remote community's sole grocery store was destroyed in a fire Thursday.
Dozens of people donated food, water, diapers, baby formulaand other essential items at theweekly Meet Me at The Bell Tower meetupon Selkirk Avenue at 6 p.m.
"There's a lot of little kids up there right now that need it," saidMichael Redhead Champagne, an organizer with the meet upand founder ofWinnipeg community group Aboriginal Youth Opportunities.
Champagne put out a call for help early Friday after hearing of the blaze in his hometown community.
Donations are already starting to come in. Water and diapers have been dropped off for #Shamattawa #cbcmb pic.twitter.com/fkfNY4lukQ
—@marjoriedowhos
RCMP believe six youth were involved,one of them a 12-year-old boy who was arrested and is facing charges.
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