Saskatchewan is donating $250,000 to the Red Cross in Alberta to support the tens of thousands of people affected by the devastating wildfires in Fort McMurray.

“The people of Saskatchewan stand with those in Alberta in the wake of this terrible event,” Premier Brad Wall said in a statement Friday.

“We know how difficult it is to experience massive forest fires and what that does to families and communities. The Government of Saskatchewan will continue to help our Alberta neighbours in any way we can.”

Wall said, with dry condition pervading across much of Saskatchewan, officials will balance any deployment of resources to Alberta with the need for continued preparedness in our own province.