Opaskwayak Cree Nation 21E faces more hazards than 96% of Canadian towns
Wildfire is a real hazard for Opaskwayak Cree Nation 21E: 12% of the land within 25 km has burned since 1986, 0.30% a year, in the high band. Shaking is less of a worry than in most places, at $0.005 a year per $1,000 of building value ($0.030 typical). More homes than usual carry radon here, 12% over the guideline where the typical town has 6.6%. Hazard risk gives Opaskwayak Cree Nation 21E a grade of D−; its wildfire band pulls it down.
What stands out about Opaskwayak Cree Nation 21E’s hazards
Four national sources, each read for Opaskwayak Cree Nation 21E: earthquakes, radon, past fires and flood studies.
What Opaskwayak Cree Nation 21E faces
Each hazard against its own yardstick; meters run from low to high on that yardstick.
Wildfire
Earthquakes
Radon
Flood study
Opaskwayak Cree Nation 21E grades D− for hazard risk
Risk averages earthquakes and radon; wildfire joins only where it pulls the average down, so a town like Opaskwayak Cree Nation 21E with little fire nearby would get no credit for it.
How sure: The seismic figure is a long-run average from NRCan’s model, not a prediction. Small fires and grass fires are largely missing from the national burned-area record.
Fire country: 12% of the land within 25 km of Opaskwayak Cree Nation 21E has burned since 1986, 23% within 5 km
Past fire around Opaskwayak Cree Nation 21E’s homes, from the national burned-area record, with the fuel within 5 km.
At 0.30% of the land a year, Opaskwayak Cree Nation 21E’s burn rate is high, many times the typical Canadian town’s 0.000%.
Forest crowds in on Opaskwayak Cree Nation 21E: 35% of the land within 5 km is forest fuel, more than the 25% within 25 km.
Shares of land within 5 and 25 km of populated blocks: burned at least once in 1986–2025 (CWFIS burned-area composite), forest fuel and grass (fire behaviour fuel types, 2026, 250 m grid).
Burn rate a year, towns in Manitoba · highest of 190
Opaskwayak Cree Nation 21E ranks 5th of the 190 towns in Manitoba for burn rate, at 0.30% a year; Flin Flon (Part) leads with 1.68%.
Each bar: the yearly average share of land within 25 km of a town’s homes that burned, 1986–2025 (CWFIS); the seven highest towns of 2,500 people or more.
High is rare: 1.9% of Canada’s 2,610 towns, Opaskwayak Cree Nation 21E among them, with 0.2% higher still.
Bands of the yearly burn rate: low under 0.05%, moderate under 0.25%, high under 1%, very high 1% or more; towns of 2,500 people or more.
Fire danger and active fires (CWFIS)
Canadian Wildland Fire Information System: National Burned Area Composite 1986–2025 and fire behaviour fuel types (2026), Natural Resources Canada. Measured within 25 km and 5 km of each populated dissemination area; past fire, not a forecast.
A flood study covers Opaskwayak Cree Nation 21E, from Hydrologic Forecasting and Water Management Branch of Manitoba Transporation and Infrastructure : 1 on the inventory
What Canada’s Flood Map Inventory lists for Opaskwayak Cree Nation 21E: who studied flooding and where to see their maps.
The flood study touching Opaskwayak Cree Nation 21E is Hydrologic Forecasting and Water Management Branch of Manitoba Transporation and Infrastructure ’s, dated 2025; its own map shows the zones street by street.
| Study | By | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hydrodynamic Modelling Study of the Saskatchewan, Carrot, and Pasquia Rivers - The Pas | Hydrologic Forecasting and Water Management Branch of Manitoba Transporation and Infrastructure | 2025 | final · not public |
Towns with a flood study on file
Mapping in Manitoba reaches 18% of towns, Opaskwayak Cree Nation 21E among them, below the 58% across Canada.
NRCan Canada Flood Map Inventory: a study footprint touching the town’s boundary; towns of 2,500 people or more.
Flood is shown here, never graded: a study says where a map exists, not how many of Opaskwayak Cree Nation 21E’s homes stand in a flood zone.
The inventory’s own caution (NRCan): “The Canada Flood Map (CFM) does not include every flood hazard map in Canada and may be incomplete or contain inaccuracies. It should not be relied upon as the official source of flood mapping information. Furthermore, if a map appears to be missing, this does not necessarily mean that the area has never been mapped. For the official version of a map, updated information, or confirmation of applicable regulations, please contact the local authority responsible for flood mapping.”
Natural Resources Canada, Canada Flood Map Inventory; links go to each study’s owner.
Low seismic risk in Opaskwayak Cree Nation 21E: $0.005 per $1,000 of buildings a year
Expected yearly building losses from earthquakes, from Natural Resources Canada’s model.
Opaskwayak Cree Nation 21E’s $0.005 is a fraction of the typical town’s $0.030 (0.2 times as much): quiet ground by Canadian standards.
Shaking damage a year per $1,000 of building value
The median in Manitoba is $0.006; Opaskwayak Cree Nation 21E, at $0.005, is right beside it, and Virden tops the list at $0.007.
NRCan seismic risk model (2022): mean yearly building loss per $1,000 of value; medians of towns of 2,500 people or more.
At the bottom of Canada’s range, Opaskwayak Cree Nation 21E has 96% of the 2,611 towns above it.
Each column: the share of Canada’s towns of 2,500 people or more in that range of yearly loss per $1,000 (NRCan, 2022).
The loss is to Opaskwayak Cree Nation 21E’s buildings alone, from ground shaking; infrastructure and secondary hazards are left out.
Natural Resources Canada, Canada’s Seismic Risk Model (2022), by census subdivision (2016 boundaries; a few 2021 subdivisions take their residents’ mean).
Radon runs high around Opaskwayak Cree Nation 21E: 12% of tested homes over the guideline
Long-term radon tests in homes across the survey area, against Health Canada’s guideline.
At 12% over the guideline, the area around Opaskwayak Cree Nation 21E beats the typical Canadian town’s 6.6%. Opaskwayak Cree Nation 21E doesn’t get its own radon tests figures; the ones here come from the Norman health region.
Tested homes over 200 Bq/m³
Over 600 Bq/m³
Opaskwayak Cree Nation 21E’s area, at 12%, is close to the median in Manitoba (12%); 0.5% of its tests passed 600 Bq/m³.
Health Canada radon survey (2009–2011), by 2007 health region; medians of towns of 2,500 people or more.
More high tests than most: Opaskwayak Cree Nation 21E sits in a band that only 22% of Canada’s 2,611 towns share, with 4.6% above.
Each bar: the share of Canada’s towns of 2,500 people or more whose survey area had that share of tests over 200 Bq/m³.
One home in Opaskwayak Cree Nation 21E can be high while next door is low; a three-month test settles it.
Health Canada, Cross-Canada Survey of Radon Concentrations in Homes (2009–2011).
Weather and fire alerts for Opaskwayak Cree Nation 21E
Environment and Climate Change Canada issues the weather alerts for Opaskwayak Cree Nation 21E; Alert Ready carries the urgent ones to phones, radio and TV.
| Alert | What it means |
|---|---|
| Warning | Severe weather is happening or about to: act now. |
| Watch | Conditions favour severe weather: be ready. |
| Advisory | Weather that is less severe but could disrupt the day. |
| Special weather statement | Unusual weather worth knowing about. |
| Special air quality statement | Poor air, often wildfire smoke. |
Smoke and fire warnings for Opaskwayak Cree Nation 21E come through Environment Canada and Alert Ready; the fire map is CWFIS’s.
Weather alerts (ECCC) · Alert Ready · Fire danger and active fires (CWFIS)
Hazards in the places around Opaskwayak Cree Nation 21E
Wildfire band, earthquake risk, radon and flood studies for each place nearby.
| Town | Wildfire | Quake $/1,000 | Radon | Flood study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opaskwayak Cree Nation 21E | High | $0.005 | 12% | Yes |
| The Pas 5,634 · 3.8 km | High | $0.005 | 12% | Yes |
| Division No. 21, Unorganized 1,820 · 19 km | High | $0.004 | 12% | Yes |
The fire record around Division No. 21, Unorganized is a touch heavier than Opaskwayak Cree Nation 21E’s, but the band is the same: high (here high).
Radon is the survey area’s figure, so neighbours in one area share it.
Get ready for what Opaskwayak Cree Nation 21E faces
What to do about the hazards Opaskwayak Cree Nation 21E faces, and what to ask before you buy.
- Clear needles and wood nearby.
- Keep a grab-and-go bag ready.
- In smoke, stay in; filter air.
- Test for three months in winter.
- Over 200 Bq/m³: fix it.
- Kits are cheap; pros test too.
- Never drive through floodwater.
- Move papers and medicines upstairs.
- Ask whether your street is mapped.
- Has it had a radon test?
- Check the address on the flood map.
- How close is the forest edge?
- Are flood and wildfire insured?
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Flood studies aren’t flood zones. Flood studies cover areas of every size, which is why the page lists them for Opaskwayak Cree Nation 21E without grading them.
- Wildfire counts one way. The wildfire figure is the share of land within 25 km of Opaskwayak Cree Nation 21E’s homes burned each year from 1986 to 2025, past fire rather than a forecast, and it can only lower Risk.
- Earthquakes are modelled. Shaking damage is modelled from the ground, the buildings and the odds of each quake, and published for whole subdivisions such as Opaskwayak Cree Nation 21E’s.
- Radon is a survey. Radon figures pool the survey’s home tests by area: postal areas once their boundaries arrive, the 2007 health region around Opaskwayak Cree Nation 21E until then.
Questions about flooding and hazards in Opaskwayak Cree Nation 21E
How big is the earthquake risk in Opaskwayak Cree Nation 21E?
In NRCan’s seismic model, Opaskwayak Cree Nation 21E’s buildings lose $0.005 per $1,000 of value in an average year.
Is radon a problem in Opaskwayak Cree Nation 21E?
In Health Canada’s survey, 12% of 212 homes tested in Opaskwayak Cree Nation 21E’s area were above 200 Bq/m³, though only a test tells you about one house.
Is Opaskwayak Cree Nation 21E at risk of wildfire?
Yes, by Canadian standards: Opaskwayak Cree Nation 21E’s band is high, with 12% of the land within 25 km burned since 1986 (last in 2025), so wildfire counts against its Risk grade.
How is Opaskwayak Cree Nation 21E’s Hazard risk Grade worked out?
Opaskwayak Cree Nation 21E grades D− for hazard risk, from earthquakes and radon, with wildfire counted only where it lowers the grade.
Does Opaskwayak Cree Nation 21E flood?
A flood study covers Opaskwayak Cree Nation 21E on Canada’s Flood Map Inventory; open the owner’s map to check a street, since flood isn’t graded.
Seismic risk: Natural Resources Canada. Radon: Health Canada. Wildfire: Canadian Wildland Fire Information System. Flood studies: Natural Resources Canada, Canada Flood Map Inventory. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.
Sources: NRCan, Canada’s Seismic Risk Model 2022 · Health Canada, Cross-Canada Survey of Radon Concentrations in Homes · CWFIS, National Burned Area Composite and FBP fuel types · NRCan, Canada Flood Map Inventory. Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).