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• On August 21, 2003, a wildfire in the Crowsnest Pass got out of control

• The energy emitted by the fire was the equivilant of an atomic bomb being detonated every thirty minutes

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• Elaine Hruby was one of the many residents who were forced to flee from the fire

• Taking what possesions she could, Elaine was forced to leave her town to the mercy of mother nature

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• The Crowsnest fires devestated over 20 000 hectares of forest

• As a result of the damage, both the tourism and forestry industries were greatly affected

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• Despite the negative aspects, the fire caused a great level of ecological diversity to emerge

• Spray Lake Sawmills was also able to benefit from the fire, using a large amount of the damaged timber for their business