Rawlco Radio Saskatchewan Day of Caring for Wildfire Relief
This Thursday, June 12 Rawlco Radio, in partnership with the Canadian Red Cross 2025 Saskatchewan Wildfires Appeal, held a 12-hour Saskatchewan Day of Caring for Wildfire Relief.
In just 12 hours, Saskatchewan people pulled together and donated $643,156 to help those displaced and the communities impacted by the wildfires.
Incredible stories of loss and resiliency were highlighted throughout the day, from the raging wildfires to front-line firefighting, evacuees in shelters and the communities and families who are rallying together to support them.
Beverley Roberts had to flee her home in La Ronge with nothing but the clothes on her back.
“When you’re going through the smoke and the fire, the flames are right there, and you feel the heat. You’re covering your mouth with a wet facecloth so that you’re not breathing it in,” she described. “It’s a really ugly feeling to go through. We made it and really that’s all that’s important to us, that everybody makes it.”
Margaret Gardner is one of the evacuees returning home to La Ronge after more than a week of displacement.
“I’ve got no home no more, just flat, burned. That was the only home I had and now I have nothing left at all. I don’t know how to explain to you how bad I feel.”
To date, Saskatchewan faces 23 active wildfires and six remain uncontained. So far this year, Saskatchewan has seen 259 wildfires. That’s up from 174 at this time last year and well above the five-year average of 147.
“Saskatchewan is an amazing province filled with generous people,” said Rawlco Radio President, Pam Leyland. “The Saskatchewan Day of Caring for Wildfire Relief was incredible and showcased what we do best, pull together. We will continue to support our neighbours affected by the wildfires here at home.”
Donations to the Canadian Red Cross will be used to provide immediate and ongoing relief to those affected, including financial assistance, support to evacuees and the communities hosting them, and recovery and resilience efforts.
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