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Tuesday September 1 2015 11 Continued from page 1. The most glaring issue was a lack of com- munication between the town and local busi- nesses Brake noted. At a meeting towards the end of the exercise some owners came forward saying they were unsure of their role should an emergency arise. What would hotels do with their guests How could the grocery stores best serve their patrons The municipality is also considering how to bestsupportthosewhostaytoprotectthetown like RCMP ofcers and volunteer reghters. One of the things that they looked at was shelter in-place Brake said. If people dont want to go people want to stay here to try and save the town we have to set something up. People cant stay in their own houses if there is a forest re because of the type of materials houses are made of. We need to look at buildings that have non-ammable siding roong - a whole gamut of things. Another priority will be guring out a safe way of returning citizens to the community following an evacuation an element not in- cluded in the current plan. Astickingpointformanycitizensthrough- out the exercise was the treatment of animals during an emergency. Those using their own vehicles to escape may use their own discrep- ancy in regards to their pets but the current emergency plan instructs those using public evacuation methods to leave their beloved creatures behind in an open enclosure with water and food supplies. The same goes for animalsattheshelter.Themunicipalitychalks this up to saving space on planes and buses for citizens and their limited luggage though theyacknowledgedimprovementsinthisarea could and should be made. A community affair At the end of a stress-ridden week public ofcials CAF members and civilians alike gathered at Riverside Park to celebrate a successful operation on Friday afternoon. Its nice to have them here on the exercise butifthesefolksgetthecalltomorrowtheyre gone. They grab their gear and their weapons anditseitherdomesticstufforoverseaswhat- everthecountryneedstogetdonesaidMLA MichaelMiltenbergerrecallingthetownslong history with the military which stretches as far back as the Second World War. In addition to holding a community bar- becue where adults and kids alike examined weaponry used by CAF and the Canadian Rangerssomeofthepersonnelplayedagame of softball with local children. The younger generation emerged victorious. CAF members thanked Fort Smith for its hospitalityandgiftedorganizerswithahostof presents including the map used to organize Operation Nanook and a carved bench which will sit outside the towns municipal building. Improvements to communication evacuation needed PhotosDaliCarmichael PhotoPaulBannister POLITICS SOVEREIGNTY CAF members participate in re smarting activities near Tamarac Cres. in Fort Smith. An RCAF CG138 plane ies overhead dropping rations off to members in Fort Smith. Cpl. Dave MacDonald show off their ghillie suits at a community Darlene Powder right starred in one of the RCMPCAF ploys to foil the towns evacuation plan convincingly playing an irate citizen who refused to leave her home in the face of a wildre threat.