Alice Twa and Kai Wilson·
"Everybody being displaced wore heavy on my heart." Gracyn Tanche is coordinating a group of volunteers helping Fort Simpson evacuees in Yellowknife.
PositionAlice is Cabin Radio's assistant editor.
JoinedJuly 11, 2018
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"A challenging situation we'll be managing for the long term." Rain has bought fire crews north of Wrigley some time to work out how to handle wildfire FS015.
Though fire FS016 burned almost up to Fort Simpson's doorstep on Monday, that turns out to present some big opportunities to fire crews. Here's their plan.
Ollie Williams and Alice Twa·
Fort Simpson's mayor described wildfire FS016 outside the village as "resting" on Tuesday morning after completing a lap of the community to find it untouched.
Alice Twa and Kai Wilson·
When Fort Simpson was evacuated because of a nearby wildfire, Diedra Villeneuve and Derek Mckillop stayed to feed the pets residents had to leave behind.
Alice Twa and Kai Wilson·
Plenty of evacuees faced challenges leaving Fort Simpson and finding accommodation. Berni Leader, who uses a wheelchair, described the process at its best.
