Woodland Cree Elder Leonard Cardinal, his wife and their son prepared more than 100 bagged lunches earlier this week and delivered them to evacuees from Stu
rgeon Lake Cree Nation, a northwestern Alberta community hit hard by one of the dozens of wildfires burning across the province.
Jena Clarke, director of community services for the town ofHigh Level, said the town, Little Red River Cree Nation and the province have been offering support. That includes opening an evacuation centre and donation centre and offering mental and public health services and recreation activities for children.
A provincial state of emergency remained in effect on Friday night as 78 active wildfires burned across Alberta, 22 of which were out of control. Colin Blair, executive director of the Alberta Emergency Management Organization, said there 10 evacuation orders, 19 declared states of local emergency, and four band council resolutions remained in place.
The Edmonton Oilers Community Foundation announced Tuesday that net proceeds from the Oilers playoffs 50/50 raffle until the end of the second round would go to a Canadian Red Cross fund to support communities affected by wildfires. Online apparel company Kiwetin Clothing, based in the nearby community of John D’Or Prairie, is selling “Fox Lake Strong” hats, T-shirts, hoodies and stickers, with proceeds going to support those displaced from Fox Lake.
The Mountain View Moccasin House charity is also collecting funds and donations for Fox Lake residents.“ makes your heart hurt to think about all those families,” she said. “We’re just praying for people and we know it’s going to be a hard go and it’s going to take a long time.”
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