Winnipeg news: Camp Morgan extinguishing sacred fire [Video]

After two years of activity, advocates who called on the government to search a Manitoba landfill for the remains of two Indigenous women are extinguishing a sacred fire that has been burning at the site.

Camp Morgan, which is set up outside of the Brady Landfill in Winnipeg, will extinguish its sacred fire at 7 p.m. Wednesday.

“We’ve been here for two whole years and it’s time that we get some spiritual rest,” said Tre Delaronde with Camp Morgan.

“We also have to let the women that are in that landfill, our sisters, rest as well.”

Camp Morgan is seen in Winnipeg on Dec. 18, 2024. The camp, which was built two years ago to advocate for a landfill search, is coming down Wednesday night. (Jamie Dowsett/CTV News Winnipeg)

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