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City of Prince George asking the public to hold off on donations

Brendan Pawliw
By Brendan Pawliw

No donations, please!

That’s the message from the City of Prince to those who want to assist the 5,000 wildfire evacuees registered in our city.

Senior Communications Officer Mike Kellett says they’re in good shape.

“We have a number of people in town, a few more than we are used to and anytime we are low on something we go out and source it and we get it so there’s tons of support in that way.”

The amount of community support has been nothing short of spectacular Kellett says.

“It’s fantastic the stuff that people are doing in terms of people coming by to say hi, hand out bottles of water and things like that and we even saw a family in front of CNC yesterday giving out free hugs so that’s just great.”

Anyone who wants to donate is asked to do so via the BC Fires Appeal by clicking here.

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Brendan Pawliw
Brendan Pawliw
Since moving to Prince George in 2015, Brendan has covered local sports including the WHL’s Prince George Cougars, Prince George Spruce Kings, UNBC Timberwolves, Cariboo Cougars AAA, and Northern Capitals U18 female hockey teams. Career highlights include play-by-play during the Spruce Kings' BCHL championship runs in 2018 and 2019, including the Doyle Cup win. He also covered the 2019 National Junior A Championship, the 2017 Telus Cup, the 2022 World Women’s Curling Championship, and the 2022 BC Summer Games. Brendan is the news voice on 94.3 The Goat and Country 97 FM, reporting on crime, real estate, labour, and environmental issues. Outside of work, he officiates box lacrosse and fastball, sits on the Prince George Sports Hall of Fame board, and co-hosts the Hockey North podcast.

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