The community of Lac La Biche, Alta. has found itself front and centre in lending a helping hand to the streams of evacuees who have fled their communities as a result of the ongoing wildfires in Northern Alberta.
Roy Worthington, broker/owner at Royal LePage Lakeland Real Estate in Lac la Biche, says his company is one of many from the community that are helping out at the community’s Bold Centre to house, feed and outfit the more than 300 people who temporarily call the centre home.
“Everyone in the community has come together to lend a hand to what has become a 24-hour operation, involving hundreds of volunteers,” says Worthington. “The community is pitching in as the evacuation of nearby communities continues, which started with residents of Fort McMurray and has expanded rapidly to include many others.” Worthington adds that people are arriving daily, often inquiring at his brokerage about temporary housing in the community of Lac la Biche. Evacuees are seeking cottages and other places they can rent or call home while they wait for news on their own communities and homes.
