The REO Rafting and Yoga Resort was nearly wiped off the map when the Kookipi Creek wildfire tore through more than 17,000 hectares of forest around the Fraser Canyon last August.
Nearly everything on the resort’s property, from buildings to busses and infrastructure, was reduced to ash.
“There was a lot of sadness and heartbreak initially, of course. And we’re trying to figure out our way through this very difficult path. And so now we’re trying to focus on the positive,” owner Bryan Fogleman said.
Now, after months of hard work and a successful online fundraising campaign, the resort’s owners said, against all odds, they’ll be ready to reopen June 1.
With no fire insurance, Fogleman said they were forced to get creative to keep the business operating. A GoFundMe page has raised more than $100,000. Many of the funds were used to get the resort to where it is now.
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Fogleman said it’s a tight timeline, but he isn’t …