‘Devastating’ déjà-vu for one Crutwell area wildfire evacuee
Wildfire on your doorstep, twice in two years, in two different provinces.
That is the reality for Candace and Cal Johnson.
The couple evacuated Fort McMurray when a massive wildfire, eventually dubbed “The Beast,” tore through the city and forced the evacuation of over 80,000 people for nearly one month in 2016. The fire destroyed more than 2,500 buildings, including many homes. The couples home was not among the count, though it did sustain minor damage.
Now Candace is reliving a devastating déjà-vu just over two years to the day later, as she has been forced to evacuate the couples home along Highway 3 between Crutwell and Holbein. This time, however, she is alone, as her husband is working in Fort McMurray.