More than 10,000 evacuees settled into Prince George last summer due to wildfires spreading across the Cariboo.
With people coming in from as far as 100 Mile House, the Regional District of Fraser-Fort George (RDFFG) decided to step up, coordinating with local suppliers to provide services such as food, water, and first aid, and their efforts have now officially been honoured by the province.
During Thursday’s annual board meeting, members from Emergency Management BC (EMBC) presented the district with a plaque of recognition for supporting its sister district’s operations centre in the Cariboo.
The RDFFG also awarded 15 Community and Recreation Grants to local organizations, listed as follows:
- $21,000 = Willow River Rec. Association (community hall completion, maintenance expenses)
- $15,000 = Hixon Volunteer fire Department (generator & computer installations)
- $9,444 = Pineview Recreation Commission (volunteer recognition, Sun Frolics 2018 expenses)
- $8,319 = Pineview Elementary PAC (speed indicator sign)
- $8,168 = Miworth Community Association (utilities, snow removal, insurance)
- $7,000 = Salmon Valley Community Association (reflective address signs)
- $4,000 = Shell-Glen Improvement Society (community event promotion)
- $2,000 = Fraser Headwaters Alliance (insurance)
- $1,716 = Ness Lake Recreation Commission (ice rink pumps, insurance)
- $1,140 = Bear Lake Recreation Association (insurance)
- $1,000 = Pineview Volunteer Firefighter Association (ball tournament expenses)
- $1,000 = Regional Transit Initiative
- $1,000 = Robson Valley Arts and Culture Council (“Women of McBride”)
- $735 = Reid Lake Farmer’s Institute (insurance)
- $250 = Robson Valley Support Society (mental health awareness week)
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