The city says it will be able to handle an additional 300 northern flood evacuees if necessary. Deputy Fire Chief Greg Hankkio says the decision follows a meeting of emergency officials this afternoon. He says it means if Emergency Measures Ontario needs to evacuate more residents, then Thunder Bay has the room for 300 of them. The city is already hosting 150 evacuees from the Kashechewan First Nation.
Tuesday, May 7, 2013
City Can Host 300 More Evacuees
The city says it will be able to handle an additional 300 northern flood evacuees if necessary. Deputy Fire Chief Greg Hankkio says the decision follows a meeting of emergency officials this afternoon. He says it means if Emergency Measures Ontario needs to evacuate more residents, then Thunder Bay has the room for 300 of them. The city is already hosting 150 evacuees from the Kashechewan First Nation.