By Dave Baxter Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Despite opening a new health-care centre last fall, a northern Manitoba community is facing an “overwhelming” health-care crisis and is turning patients away because of a severe lack of nurses. “We are at a breaking point. Lives are at stake, and the health and well-being of our community members are in jeopardy,” Pimicikamak Cree Nation (PCN) band councillor and councillor responsible for health in PCN Donnie Mckay said. On Friday, officials with PCN, a remote northern community of about 6,200 on-reserve members that is also commonly referred to as Cross Lake, held a media conference where they announced they were declaring a “state of emergency” over health care in the community. In October, the community held a grand opening for their new Howard…
Register
