The hot summer months keep rolling on and in Lloyd the skies have been, well, grey. Smoke has been causing issues with visibility and air quality.
Seeing the devastation in Jasper has got me thinking about how humans deal in the face of crisis. Everyone reacts differently when facing a potentially perilous situation. However, Seeing the call go out to fire services and them quickly turning around and sending crews and equipment out has reminded me that in the face of crisis people come together to help. It’s not easy to face something as dangerous as a wildfire but there’s plenty of brave people out there doing everything in their power to help.
Pictures and videos of the Jasper fire have circulated online, and my heart goes out to the people that have been impacted so heavily by this disaster. But much like Lloydminster did last year when Saskatchewan was evacuating cities, people have come together to help.
It doesn’t take a lot of searching online to see towns across Alberta and B.C. like Valemount, open their doors to take in evacuees and offer their local services to those that need it. People are a lot of things, but in the time of crisis it quickly becomes apparent that regardless of our differences we are united. That is the immutable human spirit.
Again, I want to recognize the brave people on the front line every fire season, not just here in Canada but across the world that work so hard to protect our way of life. My heart goes out to those in Jasper that are so heavily affected but don’t forget, you’re never alone.
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