Residents at Garden View Village facility in Kimberley were evacuated to Cranbrook on Friday morning according to a press release from Golden Life Mangement.
The evacuation of seniors was done out of abundance of caution and an adherence to Interior Health policy, continued the company statement.
The majority of residents are will family, while those who don’t have local family support were taken to Joseph Creek Village, where they were provided with lunch and temporary programming.
“Assisted Living residents will stay at Joseph Creek Village where we can continue to provide their housing, hospitality and personal care needs until the alert is lifted,” reads the statement.
“The remaining residents will be provided accommodation in a local hotel and will have access to our shuttle bus service to attend activities, meals as well as access any other additional supports that they may require during this time.”
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