Potato farmers in Prince Edward Island are sending 50,000 pounds of spuds to Fort McMurray to help aid diminishing food bank supplies and support wildfire victims.
The devastating fire, which was discovered on May 1, prompted a mass evacuation and destroyed large swaths of some neighbourhoods in the Alberta community.
The provincial state of emergency declared over the wildfire nearly two months ago was finally lifted last week and the fire, which eventually grew to nearly 590,000 hectares, is now officially under control.
Cavendish Farms is covering the cost of shipping, with the freight cost and food value estimated at around $30,000.
The potatoes are expected to arrive in Fort McMurray by July 14.
Source: atlantic.ctvnews.ca