Spotty train service forces Mathias Colomb to fly stranded members home for holidays cbc.ca - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from cbc.ca Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The train seats 40 people, and shortly after the station opened all the seats sold out, leaving many people some who have been waiting to board since before Monday out of luck.
Helen Bighetty said she lined up at 8 a.m. on Monday to buy tickets for the train back to Pukatawagan First Nation and was told it was cancelled. She's now stuck in The Pas until Thursday, when she'll be able to board a flight arranged by leadership to get her home.
Heavy smoke and technical issues delayed evacuations on Mathias Colomb Cree Nation as community members continue to flee an out-of-control wildfire on Sunday.
More than half of Mathias Colomb Cree Nation residents have fled wildfire near community cbc.ca - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from cbc.ca Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.