Wildfire Evacuee

• Alberta wildfire evacuee says she’s more concerned about firefighters than what she left behind

  As crews try to beat back a powerful wildfire outside a northwestern Alberta town, an evacuee says she's more concerned about those fighting the blaze than she is about the townhouse she had to leave behind.

  Canada

  May 22, 2019
  
• Not under an evacuation order? Stay home, says Emergency Management BC

  The agency says too many people are fleeing wildfire smoke, clogging up social services meant for genuine evacuees.

  Aug 25, 2018
  
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• Surrey wildfire evacuation centre cost $138K to keep open

  At the peak of the fires, more than 65,000 people were evacuated from their homes across the province.

  Sep 20, 2017
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• Prince Albert feeling the strain from wildfire evacuees

  Officials say about 2,800 people have fled wildfires and more than two-thirds of them are staying in Prince Albert, while just over 800 are in Saskatoon.

  Canada

  Sep 12, 2017
• Cloverdale reception centre for wildfire evacuees to close Wednesday

  For the simple reason that not as many people need it anymore.

  Canada

  Aug 29, 2017
• ‘Careful where you move next year:’ Fort McMurray evacuees forced to flee again

  "Everyone is saying, trying to keep light of it and saying ‘try to be careful where you move for next year.”

  Jul 13, 2017
• B.C. wildfire evacuee falls victim to rental housing scam

  Adding insult to injury, a wildfire evacuee from 100 Mile House in B.C.'s Cariboo region has fallen victim to a rental housing scammer.

  Crime

  Jul 12, 2017