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Jonathon Naylor Editor Four teenagers have been arrested for arson after a devastating blaze ripped through the child and family services building in Norway House last week. Facing charges are two males from Norway House, ages 15 and 16, one male from Winnipeg, age 16, and one male from Cross Lake, also 16. They were also being charged for break and enter to two separate business locations and associated mischief charges. Due to their ages, their names cannot be released. They were to appear in Thompson Youth Court on Monday. Last Thursday, Jan. 3, Mounties and firefighters were dispatched to a fire at the Kinosao Sipi Minisowin Agency building. There were no reported injuries, as the building was empty, but police believe damages will be in excess of $1 million. At the time of the blaze, new extensions were being added to the building. Kinosao Sipi Minisowin is one of six child protection agencies overseen by the First Nations of Northern Manitoba Child and Family Services Authority, more commonly known as the Northern Authority. The other five agencies are the Awasis Agency of Northern Manitoba in Thompson; the Cree Nation Child and Family Caring Agency in OCN; Island Lake First Nations Family Services in Garden Hill; Nisichawayasihk Cree Nation FCWC in Nelson House; and Opaskwayak Cree Nation Child and Family Services, also based in OCN. The Northern Authority was established in 2004 after the provincial government moved to create regional authorities to oversee and coordinate the delivery of child and family services across Manitoba. Norway House is 292 kilometres south of Thompson. _ With files from John Barker, Thompson Citizen
