By Jon Thompson, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Ricochet Wet ash is falling through a slight mist over the fly-in northern Ontario community of Eabametoong (Fort Hope First Nation), 370 kilometres northeast of Thunder Bay. On Wednesday, a high column of smoke plumed over the lake. By Friday, Chief Sol Atlookan found fires surrounding his community, and now they\u2019re burning right across the bay. \u201cIt doesn\u2019t matter where the wind\u2019s coming from,\u201d Atlookan says. \u201cIf it comes from the east, from the west, we\u2019re still going to be smoked out. A lot of people are very nervous, of course. At this point in time, getting us out doesn\u2019t seem to be a high priority.\u201d Saturday marked the third day Eabametoong\u2019s elders and vulnerable have waited for evacuation as the smoke has… <\/p>\n
By Jon Thompson, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Ricochet Wet ash is falling through a slight mist over the fly-in northern Ontario community of Eabametoong (Fort Hope First Nation), 370 kilometres northeast of Thunder Bay. On Wednesday, a high column of smoke plumed over the lake. By Friday, Chief Sol Atlookan found fires surrounding his community, and now they\u2019re burning right across the bay. \u201cIt doesn\u2019t matter where the wind\u2019s coming from,\u201d Atlookan says. \u201cIf it comes from the east, from the west, we\u2019re still going to be smoked out. A lot of people are very nervous, of course. At this point in time, getting us out doesn\u2019t seem to be a high priority.\u201d Saturday marked the third day Eabametoong\u2019s elders and vulnerable have waited for evacuation as the smoke has... <\/p>\n