Regina steps up to help northern Saskatchewan wildfire evacuees – Regina [Video]

The Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency say thousands of people have been evacuated due to the wildfires.

With evacuees spread across the province, the Queen City is stepping up to provide additional space for those immediately impacted.

According to City of Regina officials, on Monday the city was supporting 55 evacuees, but that number jumped to over 700 on Tuesday.

“Communities are stepping up to accept folks that are being displaced from their homes. People are fearful of their homes burning down,” said Regina Mayor Chad Bachynski.

“It’s sad, it’s devastating but at the end of the day, Regina is positioned to help and that’s exactly what we’re going to do.”

It resulted in the late-night request to the REAL District from the Canadian Red Cross to open their facility to evacuees, which was met with quick action.

“In speaking with Red Cross last night, they said that the hotels in Saskatoon and …