National News Peguis First Nation declares state of emergency as homes flood By Brittany Hobson Apr 05, 2017 Brittany Hobson APTN National News Water levels rose quickly in Peguis First Nation over the weekend flooding more than 300 homes. By Sunday, 150 homes had to be evacuated. The chief said the community is in a state of emergency. Report an Error Tell us your Story Please enable JavaScript in your browser to complete this form.Your Name *Your Email Address *Details *PhoneSubmit Report Tags: Brittany Hobson, Flooding, Manitoba, Peguis First Nation Continue Reading Battle between First Nations, Industry opens at film festivals Members of Siksika Nation say housing project built on ‘bad’ land ... Author(s) Brittany Hobson [email protected] More Stories Indigenous hip-hop group Winnipeg’s Most returns to stag... 6 hours ago By Cierra Bettens Tk’emlúps to sign reconciliation covenant with Roma... 7 hours ago By Kathleen Martens Supreme Court upholds First Nations’ ability to set resi... 9 hours ago By Danielle Paradis | Sara Connors Canada, Manitoba point fingers at each other in response t... 12 hours ago By Mark Blackburn Catholic Church hints at legal action, human rights compla... 1 day ago By Trevor Wright ‘The Gold Rush is over’: First Nations chiefs celebrat... 1 day ago By Local Journalism Initiative