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By Mike Stimpson, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, SNnewswatch.com AROLAND \u2014 Most on-reserve members have made the long trip to Sudbury as a large forest fire continues burning near Aroland First Nation, Chief Sonny Gagnon said Thursday. \u201cOut of 405 that were in the community, we took out 252 people,\u201d he told Newswatch from a hotel in Sudbury. Gagnon said 226 were taken to Sudbury \u201cand 26 went to other places \u2014 (to stay with) relatives in Thunder Bay and so forth.\u201d The people transported to Sudbury by bus and van were those who were especially vulnerable, the chief said \u2014 \u201cthe ones that are sick and the ones who are having respiratory issues and the babies and their mothers.\u201d He said the Aroland members remaining at home are \u201cholding strong,… <\/p>\n

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By Mike Stimpson, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, SNnewswatch.com AROLAND \u2014 Most on-reserve members have made the long trip to Sudbury as a large forest fire continues burning near Aroland First Nation, Chief Sonny Gagnon said Thursday. \u201cOut of 405 that were in the community, we took out 252 people,\u201d he told Newswatch from a hotel in Sudbury. Gagnon said 226 were taken to Sudbury \u201cand 26 went to other places \u2014 (to stay with) relatives in Thunder Bay and so forth.\u201d The people transported to Sudbury by bus and van were those who were especially vulnerable, the chief said \u2014 \u201cthe ones that are sick and the ones who are having respiratory issues and the babies and their mothers.\u201d He said the Aroland members remaining at home are \u201cholding strong,... <\/p>\n

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