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CUPE BC donates $50,000 to support BC wildfire relief

CUPE BC donates $50,000 to support BC wildfire relief

BURNABYโ€” This fire season has devasted families and communities across our province, and we are proud to offer support to those affected by wildfires across the province. CUPE BC has donated $25,000 to both the BC SPCA and Canadian Red Crossโ€™s BC and Yukon operations for a total of $50,000 in relief funds.

โ€œThis summerโ€™s wildfires season has been shocking and destructive, and we know the crisis is far from over for many across our province,โ€ said Trevor Davies, CUPE BCโ€™s Secretary-Treasurer.

Among CUPEโ€™s membership are thousands of community workers in hard-hit areas like the Okanagan, Shuswap, Fraser Canyon, Kootenays and Northern Interior, many forced from their homes while also working to maintain the public services communities rely on.

โ€œIt is inspiring to see the way British Columbians have pulled together this summer, and Iโ€™m so proud of CUPE membersโ€™ contributions to this effort,โ€ said Davies. โ€œTo all those workers, in all parts of BC, who are serving their communities while also dealing with their own displacement and loss: thank you for your service.โ€

CUPE members work for municipalities, regional districts, emergency services, community social services, and many other sectors called into action by this summerโ€™s wildfire emergencies.

CUPE BCโ€™s donation to the Red Cross and BC SPCA is in recognition that rural wildfires affect both people, and their animals and livestock.

โ€œWe hope our contribution will help rebuild the lives and livelihoods of those affected,โ€ said Davies, adding that the division of funds is designed to help those who have lost their farms and ranches, in addition to homes.

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