1. THANK YOU PG!

2. 10,403 WILDFIRE EVACUEES IN PG MORE THAN ANY OTHER BC COMMUNITY

3. 3,610 VOLUNTEERS

4. The Couston family greets evacuees at CNC

6. “THIS IS WHAT OUR CITY DOES.”

8. “WE WILL FOREVER BE THANKFUL.”

10. 20 BABIES BORN IN PG TO EVACUEES

11. “I WILL NEVER FORGET THE KINDNESS WE WERE SHOWN AT CNC
“I WILL NEVER FORGET THE KINDNESS WE WERE SHOWN AT CNC. YOU ALL DID PRINCE GEORGE PROUD.”

12. “PRINCE GEORGE RESIDENTS OUT DID THEMSELVES
“PRINCE GEORGE RESIDENTS OUT DID THEMSELVES. FROM THE WONDERFUL VOLUNTEERS AT THE HORSE SOCIETY TO THE KINDNESS WE RECEIVED FROM STRANGERS. THANK YOU”

13. “AN AMAZING EVENING SPENT PUTTING SMILES ON LITTLE EVACUEES’ FACES.”

14. “WE EVACUEES ARE SO APPRECIATIVE OF YOUR KINDNESS AND DEDICATION TO HELP US IN OUR TIME OF NEED.”

16. “THIS IS WHY WE LIVE HERE. WHAT A GREAT COMMUNITY TO CALL HOME.”

17. PRINCE GEORGE RECEIVED EVACUEES FROM 90 DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES.

18. “YOU’VE BEEN SO AWESOME PRINCE GEORGE. THANK YOU.”

20. ‘MY HUSBAND AND I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE CITIZENS OF PRINCE GEORGE, FOR THEIR KIND WORDS AND WARM SMILES DURING OUR SHORT STAY IN YOUR CITY. EVERY BUSINESS WAS QUICK TO ASK IF THERE WAS ANYTHING THEY COULD DO. YOU SHOULD BE PROUD.”

21. “THANK YOU FOR BEING THE MOST THOUGHTFUL, GENEROUS, CARING COMMUNITY IN THE ENTIRE WORLD.”

22. EVACUEES AT THE FOUR SEASONS POOL

23. MORE THAN 10,000 FREE VISITS BY EVACUEES TO PRINCE GEORGE POOLS

24. “THANK YOU SEEMS SO INADEQUATE
“THANK YOU SEEMS SO INADEQUATE. I WAS TOTALLY IMPRESSED BY THE KINDNESS AND HOSPITALITY WE WERE SHOWN. PG ROCKS!”

25. “OUR SMALL ACTS ARE ADDING UP. I LOVE OUR CITY.”

27. “PRINCE GEORGE WILL FOREVER BE CONSIDERED ONE OF OUR HOMES BUT WE’RE HAPPY TO GO HOME TO WILLIAMS LAKE. THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH!!”

29. “IT HAS BEEN AMAZING TO SEE THE WONDERFUL OUTPOURING OF KINDNESS FROM OUR TOWN. I COULD NOT BE MORE PROUD OF PRINCE GEORGE   .”

31. NEARLY 30,000 VOUCHERS ISSUED FOR FOOD AND LODGING

32. Smudging ceremony at CNC

33. “I WILL NEVER BE ABLE TO THANK YOUR AMAZING CITY ENOUGH
“I WILL NEVER BE ABLE TO THANK YOUR AMAZING CITY ENOUGH. YOU WENT ABOVE AND BEYOND TO MAKE OUR STAY BEARABLE, AND AT TIMES, A LOT OF FUN.”

34. “WOW, LOOK AT THESE TWO GUYS
“WOW, LOOK AT THESE TWO GUYS! WHAT A TREASURE THEY ARE TO BE SO HELPFUL AND GENEROUS.”

35. “WELL DONE PRINCE GEORGE
“WELL DONE PRINCE GEORGE. GIVE YOURSELVES A PAT ON THE BACK AND A HUG FROM MY FAMILY.”

37. “THANKS TO JIM AND LORI FOR OPENING THEIR HOME TO ME, MY HUSBAND, DAUGHTER, TWO DOGS, AND THREE CATS. AFTER TRAVELLING 12 HOURS TO GET HERE, YOU WERE OUR SAVING GRACE!”

38. “TO ALL WHO VOLUNTEERED AND MADE THINGS SO MUCH LESS STRESSFUL, I DO NOT HAVE THE WORDS TO TELL YOU HOW MUCH YOU ARE APPRECIATED.”

40. “THANKS TO THE AWESOME PEOPLE OF PG FOR PUTTING UP WITH ALL OF US RED NECKS FROM THE CARIBOO.” 

41. “I CANNOT BELIEVE HOW KIND, WELCOMING, AND GENUINE EVERYONE HAS BEEN.”

42. 600 TEMPORARY BEDS IN THE CHARLES JAGO NORTHERN SPORT CENTRE

43. “MY FAMILY CAME HERE FROM 150 MILE HOUSE AND HAS BEEN GREETED WITH OPEN ARMS OF KINDNESS AND LOVE.”

45. “YOU ALL AMAZE ME.”

46. “THIS FAMILY IS BEYOND GRATEFUL.”

47. “THANK YOU FOR WELCOMING US. I WILL PAY THIS FORWARD!”

48. SETTING UP COTS IN PGSS

49. “YOU HELPED ME AND MY 4-YEAR OLD DAUGHTER STAY SANE THE LAST WEEK BY HOSTING, OFFERING, AND GIVING. I TRULY, TRULY APPRECIATE THIS CITY!”

51. “ABSOLUTELY BLOWN AWAY: A LADY NAMED KRISTINA GENEROUSLY DONATED A GIFT CARD FOR ME AND MY MOTHER TO GET OUR FEET PAMPERED.”

53. “THE TEARS I HAVE SHED FROM BEING SHOWN SO MUCH KINDNESS AND COMPASSION IN PRINCE GEORGE HAVE OUTWEIGHED THE TEARS FROM ALL THE STRESS AND CHAOS.”

54. “SEE YOU SOON PRINCE GEORGE… <3”

55. “THANK YOU MR. PG GUY. YOUR KINDNESS REALLY MADE ALL OF OUR DAY.”

57. “THE LATEST RANDOM ACT OF KINDNESS WAS A LADY STOPPING BY CAMPERS AND GIVING CARE PACKAGES. THANK YOU!”

60. “A HUGE THANK YOU TO VOLUNTEERS, EVACUATION SERVICES, DOCTORS, THE FIRE AND POLICE DEPARTMENTS, THE SHELTERS, THE CATERERS…”

61. “TOMORROW WE FINALLY HEAD HOME AND I HAVE A COMPLETELY NEW OUTLOOK ON PG. IT’S A CITY OF CARING PEOPLE WHO WERE MORE THAN WILLING TO HELP COMPLETE STRANGERS.”

63. “THE DAY BEFORE WE WENT HOME, WE FOUND THIS LITTLE GEM IN THE PARK
“THE DAY BEFORE WE WENT HOME, WE FOUND THIS LITTLE GEM IN THE PARK. IT WILL ALWAYS REMIND ME OF THE HOSPITALITY AND KINDNESS WE WERE SHOWN.”

64. “THANKS TO THE HUMANE SOCIETY FOR TAKING CARE OF OUR CATS
“THANKS TO THE HUMANE SOCIETY FOR TAKING CARE OF OUR CATS. YOUR LOVE FOR ANIMALS CAN’T BE SURPASSED.”

65. THE HUMANE SOCIETY AND SPCA CARED FOR 242 PETS

66. “THANK YOU A MILLION TIMES OVER TO THE INCREDIBLE AND AMAZING PEOPLE OF PRINCE GEORGE.”

68. “AS WE GO HOME, WE’RE NOT SAYING GOOD-BYE, ONLY SEE YOU LATER!”

69. “THESE TWO DID AN ICED TEA STAND ON THE HART AND RAISED $204 FOR THE RED CROSS.”

70. “THANK YOU JEN AND QUINN FOR YOUR HOME, FOOD, LAUGHS… EVERYTHING
“THANK YOU JEN AND QUINN FOR YOUR HOME, FOOD, LAUGHS… EVERYTHING! WE ARE SO GRATEFUL.”

72. “THANK YO TO ALL THE VOLUNTEERS, BUSINESSES, AND PEOPLE FOR BEING SO KIND, GENEROUS, AND AMAZING.”

73. “WE HAVE BEEN BLOWN AWAY BY THE HOSPITALITY OF THE PEOPLE IN THIS CITY

74. “UNLESS YOU’VE LIVED IT, YOU CAN’T KNOW THE DEPTH OF RELIEF AN EVACUEE FEELS WHEN A MOMENT OF SAFETY FINALLY ARRIVES. I AM FLOORED BY THE VOLUME OF HELP BEING OFFERED HERE.”

75. “I WILL BE GOING TO THE CNC PARKING LOT AT 2:30 AND WILL DO FREE HAIRCUTS FOR ANYONE WHO NEEDS IT ”

77. “IT’S ALL JUST SO HEART- WARMING.”

78. “I CAN’T OFFER MUCH BUT ON SUNDAY I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO COOK A HOME-COOKED MEAL FOR AN EVACUEE FAMILY. I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE EVERYONE BUT OUR HOME ISN’T THAT BIG.”

79. THE PG HORSE SOCIETY CARED FOR 475 LIVESTOCK

80. “PRINCE GEORGE, YOU ARE AN AMAZING GROUP OF SAINTS AND ANGELS.”

81. “TO THE RED CROSS, SALVATION ARMY, CNC, UNBC, SPCA, AGRIPLEX, AND HUNDREDS OF VOLUNTEERS: YOU ARE ALLLLL AMAZING, KIND-HEARTED SOULS.”