Tourists quickly disappeared as the province urged people to leave the Central Okanagan to make room for evacuees and emergency crews who were in desperate need of accommodations.
Much of B.C.’s southern interior is under travel restrictions, and some in the industry question whether smoky summers will affect the province’s reputation as an outdoor haven.
China pointed to allegations it interfered in Canadian politics for why Canada was left off its list of approved group travel destinations as it lifts pandemic travel restrictions.