Date: Saturday, August 30, 2003
Time: 9:30 a.m.
PUBLIC INFO LINE: 869-0386 (8 a.m. – 4 p.m.)
PRC RECEPTION CENTRE: 762-8646
RED CROSS INFO LINE RE EVACUEES: 1-888-350-6070
PROVINCIAL INFO LINE: 1-800-311-7044
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Temporary re-entry is being allowed for the
approximate 70 residents on Evacuation Order who live outside of the City
boundary at the south end of June Springs Road. Re-entry permission will be
allowed between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. Residents will be required to show a driver’s
licence or other identification that clearly shows where they live in this area
before access will be allowed at the RCMP roadblocks.
The Fire Commissioner’s Office and utility companies are presently working to
determine whether residents of South Lakeshore, Rimrock, Timberline and Swick
Roads will be allowed to return home today. An announcement will be made later
today.
The reception centre at the Parkinson Recreation Centre will be open 8 a.m. to 8
p.m. today, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. tomorrow and 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Monday. Lodging
and food voucher extensions expire on Tuesday, September 2. If residents require
further extensions, they must report to the Reception Centre by Tuesday.