BC wildfire evacuees say they are being asked to leave hotel
Evacuees of a wildfire burning in northeast BC say they are being asked to leave their hotel rooms to make way for existing reservations.
Nearly 4,700 people from Fort Nelson and the nearby Fort Nelson First Nation were ordered to leave their homes Friday as the Parker Lake wildfire moved toward the community, with Fort St. John — a 390-kilometre drive to the south — having the nearest emergency center.
Mackenzie Spenrath was one of the first to arrive at the support center.
“I was No. 17 in line,” he said.
He and his partner were given a voucher to…