The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) has donated over $200,000 to four local organizations.
The funds were divided equally between four local organizations, Stepping Stone Youth Home, Pastew Place Detoxification Centre, Unity House and the Wood Buffalo Food Bank.
The money will go toward local programming in each of those organizations, assisting residents in rebuilding their lives after the wildfire.
CUPE Alberta President Marle Roberts said the money was collected from locals across the country.
“We put the call out and CUPE Locals and their members delivered,” said Roberts. “CUPE is about helping each other, and there is no better time to put that to the test than after a natural disaster like the wildfires.”
There are over 600,000 members, CUPE is the largest union in Canada.
