Organizers are having to cancel events like the Penticton Ironman and Nimble Fingers bluegrass festival in Sorrento, B.C., at great cost to local economies.
The Penticton Ironman, which was set to welcome 2,000 competitors, has been cancelled this year after non-essential travel restrictions were introduced in B.C.'s southern Interior due to major wildfires.
"There are so many acts of kindness from people," he said. "It's not turning the fire around and it's not rebuilding the houses that have burned down... but it is affirming that kind of human dignity, which at these times is really comforting and valuable." All staff and town residents have been evacuated and with the wildfire only half a kilometre away, at last check, the future of the centre itself is as unclear as the smoky skies that surround it."[Monday] morning we had our first face-to-face staff meeting and we were just sharing stories about the kind of harrowing escape because some people literally could see the flames as they were loading their cars and heading out," he said.
Close to 2,000 athletes were set to compete in the classic swim-bike-run endurance race, which is estimated to generate upwards of $15 million in economic activity annually in the city and nearby Okanagan communities. The Pentiction Dragon Boat Festival is set to welcome 75 teams and 2,000 paddlers to Skaha Lake in early September, wildfires permitting.
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