Chilliwack and Surrey wildfire evacuation centres scale down as students and skaters set to return

Wildfire evacuee reception centres in the Lower Mainland have scaled down their operations over the past few weeks as the number of evacuees from the B.C. Interior has dwindled.
Reception centres were set up in Chilliwack and Surrey in mid-July, when the number of people displaced by the fires climbed to around 37,000. There are currently 23 evacuation orders affecting 2,672 people.
“The needs have tapered down quite a bit,” said Surrey support services manager Kerri Van Eaton.
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