After stressful evacuation, some Sambaa K'e residents happy to be in Fort Simpson
CBC
Despite being displaced by a wildfire, some Sambaa K'e, N.W.T., evacuees in Fort Simpson are staying positive, and enjoying a chance to reconnect with friends and family.
Nine-year-old Etoah Lamalice says although the morning was stressful, she is happy now that she got to visit her cousin.
"I was kind of excited to come here," she said.
On Wednesday, an evacuation order was issued for Sambaa K'e, a community of fewer than 100, as a nearby wildfire was about 30 kilometres away from the community.
Brian Kotchea flew out of Sambaa K'e with his three daughters, all of whom were excited to go to Fort Simpson, a regional hub of about 1,200.
He said his youngest daughter, who is five, was especially looking forward to going to the Fort Simpson pool.
Setiah Lamalice, 16, said she has been enjoying the chance to hang out with friends, although they spent the first night trying to distract themselves from the fire.
She said she was in shock from the evacuation, especially seeing everyone at the airport.
"Everyone kind of looked scared," she said.
"Because at the airport when you like, looked straight, you could see a bunch of smoke. There's like a hill, probably like 10 kilometres away and it looked like the fires behind that, there was a lot of smoke. Scary."
For Kotchea, who worked in fire suppression, seeing the proximity of the fire while leaving was concerning.
"You could see smoke coming from the ridges," he said. "Like holy, never seen that before."
As with any evacuation, residents of Sambaa K'e had to pick and choose what they brought with them. For Etoah, she made she made sure to bring her dolls and blankets.
Kotchea said he made sure to grab all his important pictures, so did Setiah, especially ones with her grandparents.
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