FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
UPDATE: Evacuees are being asked to travel to Calgary for support services.
- The Calgary Reception Centre is located at Shouldice Athletic Park, 1515 Home Road NW, Calgary, A.B., and will open at 11:00am on Tuesday, July 23.
Prince George, BC – The City of Prince George has so far welcomed roughly 100 evacuees from the Jasper area. Among those are three buses of evacuees that arrived overnight, and currently the Emergency Support Services (ESS) reception is mainly receiving individual vehicles.
Kin 2 arena (2181 Ospika Boulevard, next to CN Centre) has been opened for evacuees to rest and refresh. Buses are being redirected to the Calgary reception centre. The town of Valemount support services are current at-capacity and cannot accommodate additional evacuees at this time.
City of Prince George Emergency Support Services are not providing lodging or food services, but are available to assist evacuees make their own arrangements.
More information
- For current evacuee information visit the Municipality of Jasper website
- View the evacuation order notification on the Government of Alberta website
- View road conditions on Drive BC
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Media contact:
Steven Cote, Information Officer
Email: steven.cote@princegeorge.ca