Saskatchewan Comes Together

The magnitude of the 2015 fire season has reached every corner of the province, and beyond.

It is has been a difficult time, particularly for over 13,000 northern residents, who needed to leave their homes and their lifestyle at a moments’ notice. These past few weeks they have managed to stay strong in unfamiliar surroundings.

In this adversity, our province has just witnessed an historic coming together to meet this unprecedented challenge.

We have seen a multitude of organizations spring into action to create safe shelters for those displaced. Individuals have opened their homes to strangers or extended family, while others have gathered supplies to make evacuees more comfortable.

The evacuees themselves have taken action, volunteering to help at the shelters, and even to get trained, so they can go back up north, to fight the fires that have threatened their communities.

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Community leaders, firefighters, police and citizens from many Saskatchewan communities have offered their assistance wherever needed. Some have left their families behind. In a way, they’ve shown Saskatchewan has a fierce, small town spirit; we’ve got each other’s back.

Even the Canadian military and expert firefighting forces from outside Canada have come to help.

On the front lines, northern community leaders are working together to coordinate efforts and strategize.  Action has replaced partisanship at every level of government, whether federal, First Nation, provincial or municipal.

Coupled with dry conditions, and even flooding in some areas, this is the toughest summer Saskatchewan people have faced in recent memory. When it is done, there will be review and reflection. As a whole, we will look at what worked well, and areas that can be improved.

One thing is certain.  The summer of 2015 has brought out the absolute best in Saskatchewan people. It is a reminder that our greatest strength as a province has always been, and continues to be, Saskatchewan people.  From many peoples strength, we will carry on.

Prince Albert Northcote constituents are always welcome to contact me.  Call 306-922-4220, visit my website at http://mlajurgens.ca or email mlajurgens@sasktel.net. My office is located at 5A 598 15 St. East across from Superstore.