For Dan and June Simms, the value of a home far surpasses its walls, roof and belongings.
It's more than the countless hours of toil to build and then expand and then renovate it into the little piece of retirement paradise they had planned for decades.
"Where to go to? What to do? We can't go home anymore," Dana Strickland, one of Dan and Judy Simms' two daughters, told CBC News. "We don't have a home. That's the most devastating part that we're facing right now. We're staying with our aunt, but it's just nothing like home." They raised their twin daughters there, catered the layout to their changing needs and always kept vicious wind and waves at bay over the years.
"We're happy to be safe," Strickland said. "They got out safe. They're alive. That's the main thing right now. It's always hard focusing on what you lost, but when you have your parents that are safe, that's the main priority." "I just walked away from window and thought I heard a gush of water from the bathroom," she said. "I was on my way to come out and this is when [a large rock] come on in through with a load of rocks. And a wave. A wave came in. Not just little sprinkles, a wave came in.""Never in our wildest dreams did we ever expect anything like this," she said.
Hann describes the fire department at the town's first line of defence. In addition to fighting fires, they assist with medical calls, help out ground search and rescue, assist any calls with the provincial ferry system and help out the ambulance paramedics when needed.
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