Evacuation at Alberta First Nation prepares Dene Tha’ for possible disaster – CBC

by ahnationtalk on February 26, 20161121 Views

Feb 26, 2016

Volunteer band members flee their homes in first of it’s kind emergency exercise

Outside a small home in Chateh, a RCMP vehicle has its lights flashing and a school bus waits with the doors open and the engine running.

They’re there to evacuate members of the Dene Tha’ First Nation to a safe reception centre set up at the local school.

A police officer knocks on the door and tells people inside to pack their bags and leave because of a gas leak.

Participants already know its part of an emergency exercise, and have volunteered to take part.

Read More: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/evacuation-at-alberta-first-nation-prepares-dene-tha-for-possible-disaster-1.3464632

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