How to deliver a package to Fort McMurray, for free

A St. John'smoving companyis stepping upfor people who have been devastated bywildfires inFort McMurray, with an offer to move goods to Alberta at no cost.

Domestic Moving &Storageis offering local families the opportunity to send packagesto Fort McMurraythrough a free service that's beendubbed the Family to Family Express.

"The idea is that families here who have relatives and loved ones in Fort McMurray will send off a little carepackage something like a Christmas box that will show everybody out there that they're thinking of them," co-ownerRex LeDrew told CBC's Here and Now.

Those who want to take advantage of the offer can bring their packages tothe company's office on Blackmarsh Road.

"We've moved a lot of people to FortMcMurrayover the years, and a lot of them back, and we'd like to pay back a little if we can," saidLeDrew.

The company will also send its53-foot delivery truckto Clarenville, Gander, Corner Brook, and GrandFalls-Windsor to pick up parcels. In Gander, the truck will pick up from the Walmartparking lot. In all other locations, packages canbe delivered to RE/MAXoffices.

The cut-off for accepting the packages will be either May 30 or June 1.

The journey is expected to lastfive orsix days, and delivery of the packages will begin once the truckarrivesin Alberta.

The company will be accepting packages up to 50 lbs in weight, or 5 cubic feet in size. The truck will be able to hold around 800 packages of this size.

More information can be found on the Facebook page or the Domestic Moving and Storage website.