Some Maritimers forced to leave Yellowknife as wildfires burn
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Among those fleeing fires in the Northwest Territories are Maritimers who live up north.
Among those fleeing fires in the Northwest Territories are Maritimers who live up north.
“I think we were all really upset. It’s hard to know what was going through your head at any one given time. It was sort of a combination of fear and being upset, but also doing what you had to do,” said Yellowknife resident Nicola Langille.
Langille is originally from Halifax and now lives in Yellowknife.
She left Wednesday afternoon by car and is now staying in Edmonton.
“It wasn't great the day we left, and over time the smoke was rolling in and that weighed in on our level of panic a little bit,” said Langille.
Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources and Renewables firefighters are on the ground up north.
Five of the firefighters were in Yukon earlier this summer when the province sent a crew to battle wildfires in July.
