The owner of Canada’s most northern strip club is a Nova Scotian who stayed in Yellowknife to help evacuate folks fleeing wildfire and protect the city ...
Scott Yuill, who hails from Old Barns, Nova Scotia, now calls Yellowknife home. The owner of Canada's most northerly strip bar volunteered to stay behind to help after the city was evacuated due to wildfire.2023 Gold Cup Parade in Charlottetown, part of Old Home Week | SaltWireThe owner of Canada’s most northern strip club is a Nova Scotian who stayed in Yellowknife to help evacuate folks fleeing wildfire and protect the city he’s grown to call home.
“The water bomber pilots have been just killing it. I had the honour of meeting some of them. One of them is 75 years old and he’s still kicking it.” “There’s a major tank set up in certain areas that they have to keep full, to run pumps with sprinklers on them,” he said.Yuill’s home lies in the green zone that’s been designated as a high-risk zone.
“We worked hard to build what we did, and the community has been good to us, so we decided to stay and help out wherever we can and do what we have to do wherever we’re needed. I feel the need to help. People have helped me build my life here. I’ve had a great support system. I’ve met amazing people living up here that I’ve learned a lot of business skills from and I feel the need to give back to this community. It’s kind of like back home how it was back in the day.
He’s keen to do anything to relieve the stress on friends who have evacuated, but need things done at their homes.'The chickens are first to go'
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