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The City of Grande Prairie, as part of the Grande Prairie Regional Emergency Partnership (GPREP), is accepting evacuees from Jasper at the reception centre located in Bonnetts Energy Centre (10017 99 Avenue).
The reception centre is open until 8 p.m. on July 23 and from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. on July 24 to register evacuees, which provides access to food and lodging.
“We are open and ready to accept and register evacuees that come to Grande Prairie,” said GPREP’s Director of Emergency Management, Dan Lemieux. “We strongly encourage evacuees to register as soon as possible so they can access food and lodging at no cost.”
Evacuees can contact GPREP at 780-830-5002 for information about the reception centre from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday to Friday.
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Information provided by the City of Grande Prairie