Donations continue for Wainwright victims as some recovering soldiers moved closer to home

National Post · Chris Knight · 2026-11-05 20:43 UTC

The Oct. 17 fire on a military base took four lives and injured 39, with 25 still in hospital as of Nov. 4

Almost three weeks have passed since a fire at CFB Wainwright in Alberta took the lives of four members of the Canadian military and wounded 39 others, 19 of them critically. As investigations into the disaster and convalescence of the wounded continue, so too do efforts to raise money in support of the victims and their famililes.

Support Our Troops (SOT), the official charitable cause of the Canadian Armed Forces since 2007, has a page dedicated to the disaster.

“The CFB Wainwright Support Fund is a dedicated charitable assistance program created to provide immediate financial support to CAF families affected by the recent incident at CFB Wainwright,” it says. “The fund focuses on helping families address unexpected expenses and challenges resulting from injury or loss. “

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