People in the rural community of Sturgeon County are rallying behind a family whose farm and livelihood was destroyed by a wildfire this past weekend.
More than 60 people showed up to help Cole Williams evacuate nearly 150 head of cattle, along with three horses and their dogs, from his family farm throughout the night on Saturday.
Earlier in the day, a wildfire erupted near the Redwater Provincial Recreation Area in Sturgeon County.
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A GoFundMe for the Williams family has been set up to help them rebuild.
As of 4 p.m. Sunday, the fire was estimated to be around 380 hectares in size. Sturgeon County said it was a quickly evolving situation.
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