Joslynn Thedorf sums up her sleeping accommodations these days in two words: "Very squeezable."

Thedorf, her 11-year-old daughter Hayleigh and their four dogs are sardined into a silver SUV in a Prince Albert, Sask., parking lot. They joined the convoy leaving left La Ronge earlier this week as wildfires advanced on the northern Saskatchewan community.

They've been living in their SUV since arriving because they can't find a hotel room.

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Thedorf has been through evacuations before and appreciates the stakes when the forest is burning. Her family is safe, her house is still standing and today, she's got shampoo.

"It's the little things. We're displaced but we have each other. We'll get through."

Thedorf's gratitude is echoe

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