荔枝视频

The 荔枝视频 hosted 175 evacuees from the Jasper wildfire, providing temporary shelter, meals, and parking for just over two weeks. 

The 荔枝视频 Emergency Management Agency (CEMA) reached out to U荔枝视频, as a longtime partner, to take some of the evacuees on a temporary basis while longer-term accommodations could be found. They started arriving on July 28, staying in vacant rooms in the Kananaskis residence building.

鈥淲e were saddened to hear about the wildfires in Jasper and were happy to help in any way that we could,鈥� says Susan Austen, director of operations, Ancillary Services. 鈥淲hen CEMA reached out to us about housing, we were able to quickly open a vacant residence building and accommodate up to 180 evacuees.鈥�

Evacuees were provided with three meals per day at The Landing, parking, a fitness pass and refreshment stations while housed at U荔枝视频.

鈥淚 would like to thank our team for the tremendous effort and speed at which they prepared for the sudden arrival of evacuees, and their dedication to giving them a warm welcome,鈥� says Austen. 

The accommodations were temporary, and the remaining evacuees were moved to other accommodations by CEMA on Wednesday, Aug. 14, allowing U荔枝视频 to prepare residences for the arrival of students for the fall semester. Move-in Day is Aug. 25.

U荔枝视频鈥檚 internal Emergency Management team has a long-standing partnership with CEMA. The city organization provides resources during major emergencies and disasters in 荔枝视频 and beyond. 

In partnership with CEMA, U荔枝视频 has housed evacuees during previous emergencies in Alberta including the 2013 荔枝视频 flood and the 2016 Fort McMurray fires, when U荔枝视频 was one of four post-secondaries in the city to find accommodation for more than 2,000 evacuees.