West Chilcotin wildfire evacuees being welcomed home

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The Emergency Support Services (ESS) Centre in Williams Lake has begun welcoming back evacuees returning home to the Chilcotin. ESS Director Dave Dickson said the Orders were rescinded yesterday (Tuesday) by the Ulkatcho First Nation and Cariboo Regional District allowing all the evacuees from the West Chilcotin in the affected area to return home. We have 2 buses coming in, a Greyhound size coming from Prince George to stop for a refreshment break. “It’s all about working together,” Dickson said, “And because it could be an issue in one community, the other community can step up and help out. Every situation is based on it’s own issues with guidelines and we do our best to look after the people.”He added the Emergency Support Services volunteers have learned a lot from the wildfire of 2017.