A day after CFB Wainwright disaster, neighbouring town is eerily silent

WAINWRIGHT — It's Sunday morning in Wainwright. Businesses on Main Street are closed, and vehicles are few and far between. The parking lot at Wainwright High School is empty. Some long-term care residents sit in their wheelchairs outside of the Wainwright Health Centre, taking in the autumn sunlight. There's a smell of smoke in the air, but that comes from a backyard, where someone is burning a leaf pile. Read More