COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown creates some changes for Kapuskasing evacuation committee
SHARE ON: Last year Kapuskasing host evacuees from Fort Hope due to a forest fire. Photo by Denis J. Puska.
The COVID-19 pandemic hasn’t stopped Kapuskasing from leaving its welcome matt out for those in need. This spring and summer the town will accept about 200 evacuees due to flooding of rivers or forest fires. Fire Chief Pat Kennedy says one change to the policy due to COVID-19 is food and services being brought to evacuees.
“So we have activities, bring the food on the property,” he said. “We just try to keep everyone together on the same property to separate the communities and avoid any possible transmission or contamination.”