Wildfire Volunteers Honoured in Kamloops
In light of the historic wildfire season that hit the B.C. Interior, the City of Kamloops and TNRD are planning a monument to commemorate the fire season, but more importantly to commemorate the volunteers that put in thousands of hours.
When wildfires broke out this summer, thousands of evacuees came to Kamloops, and the community stepped up in a big way to help.
“There was over 75,000 hours of volunteer time that was expended,” said Kamloops mayor Ken Christian.
The monument will stand outside the Sandman Centre, which was the epicentre of the activity.