LEARNING TO LOVE THE COLD
A South African couple adds the far north in winter to their extensive “overlanding” adventures.
Photo By: James Raffan
Features
Frontline Protector
Kiah Vail never dreamt of being a firefighter. Now, she wrangles infernos in the NWT.
Photo Courtesy: Parks Canada
Crisis Communication
When Northerners needed information about the wildfires, Mike Westwick rose to the occasion.
Photo courtesy of NWT Government
Home, Or What’s Left Of It
Born and raised in Fort Smith, Terry Freund stayed to battle the wildfires, and watched the lands around him go up in smoke.
Photo By: Pierre Challon
The Best Laid Plans
Avens: A community for seniors was prepared for just about any emergency. But no one could have imagined the one that arrived in the summer of 2023.
Photo courtesy Canadian Armed Forces
“The longing and hopelessness I was experiencing has a name…”
The emotions that follow being evacuated from your home and community are complex. Worry. Frustration. Anger. But we must not let dread and fatalistic thinking take hold.
We have a duty to posterity.
Photo Courtesy: Sailor 1st Class Patrice Harvey, CAF
“God forbid. If the fire comes, we’re jumping in the water.”
The evacuation order for Hay River came down on Aug. 13. Only a day earlier, the town had been taking in evacuees from Fort Smith. Now everyone was pulling up stakes again—if the highway could stay open.
Photo By: Rose Wallington
