A Saskatchewan reserve where two children died in a house fire has a new contract with the volunteer fire department in a neighbouring village.
Laurie Lehoux, the administrator in Loon Lake, says Makwa Sahgaiehcan First Nation has also paid its outstanding bills with the fire department.
The village had cut the band off fire services in November because it had accumulated $3,300 in outstanding fire bills since last spring.
Only RCMP responded to a house fire on Feb. 17 that killed a two-year-old boy and his 18-month-old sister.
The fire chief said he got a call about the fire but chose not to send his crew.
At the time, band officials said they didn’t know fire services had been cancelled and believed firefighters would still attend calls on the reserve.
(The Canadian Press)