KELOWNA, B.C. — The central Okanagan is facing weeks without tourism during its peak season after British Columbia's premier imposed bans on travel to wildfire zones.
David Eby says the decision was made to ensure accommodation is available for crews and the 30,000 people who were forced from their homes across B.C.
The province says the travel ban does not impact other regions, but is asking people to avoid non-essential travel to the central Interior and southeast to keep roads clear for emergency-response operations and other potential evacuations. Nearby wildfires have forced the evacuation of thousands in the city, which has forced watercraft rental businesses to closed their doors, leaving boats and jet skis sitting idle, bobbing on the water.
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