Image: Camp Hope / Camp Hope, a BC Adventist church camp on Lougheed Highway west of Hope, has been hosting and feeding nearly 50 evacuees from BC fires. The camp could receive more evacuees from the Kookipi Creek wildfire if Boston Bar receives an evacuation order. Boston Bar is currently on an evacuation alert.
Adventist church camp hosting evacuees
Adventist church camp west of Hope hosting, feeding nearly 50 evacuees from BC fire
Aug 22, 2023 | 9:02 AM
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CAMP HOPE — A BC Adventist church camp west of Hope has accepted approximately 50 evacuees from the Kookipi Creek wildfire.
According to a social media post from Camp Hope, located at 61855 Lougheed Highway west of Hope, the BC Adventist church camp has taken in just under 50 guests.
“As of late last Thursday night, under the auspices of the Fraser Valley Regional District emergency services, we are hosting fire evacuees again,” Camp Hope wrote on its social media page.
Camp Hope says the majority are from the community near Boothroyd up in the Fraser Canyon north of Hope.
