The University of Winnipeg and other organizations in Winnipeg are launching activities and camps to keep young wildfire evacuees busy. Speaking to CBC, several evacuees from the Garden Hill Anisininew Nation explained that it has been difficult to find affordable activities in the city, as well as transportation to these activities. In response, UWinnipeg is taking action, inviting youth to join its expanded summer camps for free, providing equipment such as soccer balls for youth to play with, and hosting ToyBox Manitoba—which is run by UWinnipeg Professor Sheri-Lynn Skwarchuk—to provide educational activities on campus. The goal is to help keep the evacuees occupied while they wait for the all-clear to return home.
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