Clint Sawchuk pretty much sums up the feelings of locals in the small northern Canadian town of Gillam.

"I just hope they bring the little bastards to justice so everyone can relax," Mr Sawchuk, the operator of a wilderness tour in Gillam, told AAP on Monday.

Mr Sawchuk has been sleeping with a 12-gauge shotgun the past week.

Most of his neighbours have sent their wives and kids out of town until 'th...