“Shaken but not shattered,”: Millbrook FN family loses five cabins on Mniku Island to fire

By Mehan Dewar Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The heartwarming community effort continues as Patsy Paul-Martin and her family grapple with the loss of their five cabins that burned to the ground during the fire on Mniku Island on July 22nd. “I’m holding on to all the wonderful memories, which can never be erased,” said Paul-Martin. The cabins had been in the family for over 35 years, said the Millbrook First Nation resident. “The cabin were side by side, all five of them. They were built by my brother-in-law, my nephews; whenever there’s something communal like that, everybody helps and chips in. My brother built my own cabin,” Paul-Martin explained. “We just buy the material at cost, and everybody takes part in making every piece of it. It holds a lot…

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