Ontario Provincial Police release
THUNDER BAY -- On Saturday, December 9, 2017, law enforcement officers from the Ontario Provincial Police, Thunder Bay Police Service, Nishnawbe-Aski Police Service, Anishinabek Police Service, and officers from the Canada Border Services Agency and the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry participated in the 6th annual Stuff A Cruiser event.
Officers were located outside the Real Canadian Superstore, Walmart on Memorial Avenue, Metro Stores on Arthur and River Street, Safeway Stores on Arthur Street, Court Street and Dawson Road and Odena in Kakabeka Falls.
The community donated almost 20,000 pounds of non-perishable food items and $6,500 in cash donations in support of the Regional Food Distribution Association and at Odena in Kakabeka Falls, 1800 pounds of non-perishable food items and $570 in cash donations was collected for the Rural Cupboard Food Bank.
All food items were provided to the RFDA and RCFB to assist with the goal that everyone in the community, as well as numerous communities throughout the North West Region, have food on their table over the festive season. The quantity of food items collected will help ensure a food bank supply well into the winter months.
The officers and volunteers want to thank all of those community members who generously donated food items or made cash donations making this event such a phenomenal success. Your kindness and generosity is greatly appreciated.
We also want to thank the Real Canadian Superstore, Walmart, Metro and Safeway Stores and Odena for their support and participating with this event.
Have safe and happy holiday season.
