'Racing against the fire:' Calgary senior escapes Jasper wildfire while backpacking solo

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A Calgary senior is sharing her story about how she was able to get out of the backcountry safely during the Jasper National Park wildfire.

“I felt like I was in an apocalyptic movie because everything was deserted,” 71-year-old Jackie Bourgaize said.

"I was racing against the fire which I couldn’t see but I knew I should get down as quickly as possible,” Bourgaize said.

Global's Carolyn Kury de Castillo reports.

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Not letting her stay in the hotel is insane.

martingautreau

Smart woman. Wet the hanky. It can save your life and it only takes a second. Run if you can to make up distance. Glad you are ok.

dianamandeville

Props to her tougher than most people i know

vincentrogister

*Please give us the name of the hotel who turned her away So We Can All Thank Them.* /s 👺👿

DataWaveTaGo

OMGoodness Jackie, I’m so happy you are ok, heard on the news, that someone was found 😊
I’m so sorry no one would let you into a hotel room, I wish the media or someone could of helped.
After all this is ALBERTA!!!!
I’m very close to a dog 🐾🐾park in Ed, If I had known you would of had a bed here.
Take good care my dear, and ………….HAPPY TRAILS TO YOU!

michellec

Am happy you got out safe and knew what to do!

Inquisitor

Thank goodness this lovely lady is okay. It's ridiculous that the hotel didn't help in a time of peril with a wildfire.

christinecamley

you'd think a hotel in wildfire country would have a board room set up with bunks for people with no id. I guess it's for the safety of the residents that you need to know who's in the building, but still, exigent circumstances.

ting

I don’t think I’d hike in the woods during fire season .

ThrdWrldGrl

I lived in BC fires were a thing but not these huge winds or huge menacing dark plumes of smoke. Lightening would hit a spot and ignite but gradually cause it to spread. One time a tanker truck ran away flipped over ignited entire hill behind our condos ...water bombers out of Osoyoos lake got right on it. It was a rough night but by daylight at least controlled. Same thing Ironman Penticton 2003 ish ...fire's power outages terrible but same Lightening but gradually more never the types of wild fires like last year this year. Small town west of Osoyoos Rock Creek totally burned entire town wiped out we all grieved terribly. My point is the way the fires progressed even a camp fire wrongly put out did not burn cars that truck ignited did not get burned like Jasper or Mauii cars. 😢last year I was in Washington the day that fire started but sensed i must get back to Vernon hotel I was staying in ...those fires started that night and burned like reg forest gradual fermentation heat...from underbrush or Lightening but way different outcome and very fast water bombers. Somethings going on at all major tourist sites ...around World even ...very good properties destroyed if common men owned them and they were in need of upgrade if you get my drift... sorry but if Japanese owned like Banff hell would happen...ignite WW3. I was in Mauii at writers retreat in 2017 i loved Mauii had been there over ten trips i met with locals in hotel my flight cancelled so had to leave the Westin. Locals all said how rough it got lotta drugs and lahaina town very rundown. Anyway. There seems to be a pattern developing not a good one like Elites Build Back Better? Ever wonder exactly what they were building back better and FOR WHOM? Also good to ask Trudeau WHAT SORT OF " MUCH WORK IS LEFT TO BE DONE"? Just saying...😮😮😮

Vitaquesthealth

What an amazing woman, didnt let that hotel break her stride. So disappointing they were helping evacuees though

glow

First no water, then a fire, what's next, a plague of locusts?

IbnBahtuta

I would appreciate the journalist also suggests us how to handle this situation to keep us alive !

catherineto

Thank goodness homelessness is so rampant she was able to camp in the city since the hotel had to follow tracking rules, no matter what.

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