Fort McMurray residents deliver much-needed supplies to evacuees
KAMLOOPS — The Thompson Nicola Regional District is currently overwhelmed with donations, and volunteers – so they are asking for residents to please go through their official channels before purchasing or donating items.
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With up to 10,000 evacuees across the province, and a large number of those affected coming to Kamloops, demand for supplies is high. But a group of residents from Fort McMurray arrived Monday morning to give back.
“We needed to pay it forward. We needed to help out,” said resident Tamara Laverdiere, who was among four Fort McMurray residents to delivered the items. “We know what B.C. is feeling right now, so we decided we needed to step up and help out, and pay back what they did for us last year.”