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Fort McMurray residents are stepping up to help fire-threatened British Columbians overcome the same fears and struggles they went through just over a year ago.

Hundreds of residents are offering their money, time and labour on social media to give their fellow Canadians much-needed supplies and information. Marty Frost spent the weekend with a group of friends building a walled 18-foot trailer and filling it with supplies to bring to fire halls and evacuation centres in B.C.

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“Canada helped us out last year — it’s time for us to step up to do something,” said Tamara Laverdiere, who volunteered to make the 15-hour supply run to B.C.

Frost, currently a blaster at Suncor and a former site firefighter, had put out the call for donations on Friday. By Saturday afternoon the group had to buy discounted lumber to build high walls around the trailer to hold the steady stream of donated supplies.

Water, Gatorade, bandages, eye drops, bandages, energy drinks, department store and gas station gift cards, sunscreen and toilet paper are some of the items Frost’s group requested.