CACHE CREEK, British Columbia (AP) - Residents of a village in British Columbia are thrilled to be heading home after being rushed out by a fast-moving wildfire, but they fear an uphill battle in repairing the community’s tourism economy.
Lisa Balouch, manager of the Sunset Motel in Cache Creek, says the loss of 11 days of visitors is significant, not only to hotels, but to restaurants, gas stations and other businesses.
More than 45,000 people remained out of their homes Tuesday as 155 wildfires burned in British Columbia. Cache Creek, with a population of about 1,000, was the first major community to be evacuated on July 7.
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