Emergency services, Parks Canada personnel plan a massive food drive next month

Police, Fire Rescue Services, Parks Canada and BC Ambulance Service personnel as well as youth activists are planning a massive food drive to benefit the Food Bank which is barely getting by with badly depleted food stocks. The food drive will take place September 21 and 22. Detailed plans will be released early next month. In this photo are, (from left to right): Raine Carnegie, Amber Wood of Parks Canada, Auxiliary Const. Eric Scarcella, RCMP Staff Sgt. Jackie Olson, Fire Rescue Service Chief Rob Girard, Community Connections Food Bank Coordinator Patti Larson, RCMP Const, Gary McLaughlin, Paramedic Caralea Taylor, Aux. Constables Paul Carter, Karen and Shane Volpatti and food drive organizer extraordinaire Krista Carnegie. David F. Rooney photo