Those who have the means to travel farther than Fort St. John are being asked to go to Dawson Creek, Chetwynd, and Prince George. Evacuees of a wildfire burning in northeast B.C. say they are being asked to leave their hotel rooms to make way for existing reservations.
"I was able to get them to extend our stay until the 17th," he said Tuesday. "But I know from Facebook and just hearing other people in the lobby, they've kicked other people out of this hotel today."In an emailed response, the Coast Hotel in Fort St. John, where Spenrath is staying, confirmed they had a work crew arriving in the city that put them over capacity."We had to move out a few evacuees in order to make way for those reservations.
The majority are choosing Fort St. John as the closest location to Fort Nelson, and that is driving the city's hotel and motel rooms to near capacity, a local leader said. Long lines continue to snake through the North Peace Arena in Fort St. John for both new evacuees and those who have to re-register in order to renew their accommodation and meal vouchers, which expire after 72 hours.
Emergency Support Services in Fort St. John have processed more than 1,400 people who have been evacuated from Fort Nelson because of wildfire