Shock and devastation have begun to sink in for residents of Denare Beach who have returned home to witness firsthand the destruction and loss as the result of a recent wildfire.

Denare Beach held a press conference at the Denareplex on Thursday  afternoon,  which allowed residents to show up and band together as they continue to look for answers and support.

Jennifer Hysert, a local resident who lost her home to the wildfire helped organize the press conference and is hoping the Saskatchewan Government gets the message.

 
“I want help.  I want our government to finally step up to the plate - acknowledge Denare Beach exists; acknowledge that we had potentially 300 homes burned, and that there is disaster relief in our country for situations like this.

We are faced with huge obstacles of removing everything that burned and then, as well as that, we have environmental issues where they won’t allow us to rebuild, to move anything or to start until they give us the go-ahead.

And they’re offering us no plan as to when that is going to happen, so we came together as a community to demand that help.”

Joining Hysert at the podium on Thursday was local firefighter Paul Rossington, Denare Beach Mayor Carl Lentowitcz and Jordan McPhail from the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan.

Hysert says they will continue to lobby the Saskatchewan Government until they get answers and support,  so they can start to move ahead.