Before the wildfires, the largest Canadian Red Cross campaign was the money raised for the southern Alberta floods in 2013. The Canadian Red Cross relief campaign for Fort McMurray has broken all previous records, raising $102 million to help thousands of people forced from their homes by wildfires. More than 80,000 evacuees have registered with the Red Cross, and McManus said the organization's relief work in the Fort McMurray region will likely go on for years. "It truly is unprecedented," said Jennifer McManus, vice-president for the Red Cross in Alberta. Both the federal and provincial governments have committed to matching the Red Cross funds raised before May 31, McManus said.

Source: CBC News May 24, 2016 19:26 UTC