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City of Prince George offers travel information for Jasper wildfire evacuees
PRINCE GEORGE —Update: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.
City of Prince George Emergency Support Services are not providing lodging or food services, but are available to assist evacuees make their own arrangements.
Earlier: The City of Prince George says evacuees travelling from Jasper and Jasper National Park should continue on Highway 16 through B.C. and select a route back to Alberta as designated reception centres are opening in Grand Prairie and in Calgary.
- If travelling to Grande Prairie: Take highway 16 west to Prince George, then proceed north to Dawson Creek via highway 97, and east to Grande Prairie.
- The Grade Prairie Reception Centre is located at Bonnets Energy Centre, 10017 99 Ave, Grande Prairie, A.B., and will open at 9:00am on Tuesday, July 23.
- If travelling to Calgary: Take highway 5 south to Kamloops, then proceed East on Highway 1 to Calgary.
- Please ensure you are refueling appropriately as you travel between communities.