How your bottles and cans can help wildfire evacuees this Wednesday

CTV National News: Devastation in Jasper Andrew Johnson speaks with Jasper residents who stayed behind to save their town from wildfires.

Radio stations across the province are joining forces to help raise cash for wildfire evacuees.

On Wednesday, participating broadcasters will launch the Alberta Day of Caring for Jasper.

Until 6 p.m. that night, Albertans can take their bottles to any local bottle depot and say, "These are for Jasper."

Cash donations will also be accepted online.

The money raised will go to the Red Cross Alberta Wildfires Appeal.

"We're all coming together. This is what Alberta does. When something like this happens everybody comes together and works together as one," The Bear's Jess Jackson told CTV News Edmonton.

"Jasper is a place that everybody in Alberta knows, has visited, cares about.

"Everybody in Alberta has a special place in their heart from Jasper."

Alberta and Ottawa have committed to matching Red Cross donations for wildfire evacuees, meaning each dollar donated will become three.

Donations will help all wildfire evacuees in the province, and support wildfire recovery and risk-reduction measures for the future.

As of Sunday, there were 17,100 wildfire evacuees in Alberta.