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West Kelowna Fire Rescue donates food

More than 12,000 pounds was donated to the Okanagan Community Food Bank
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The West Kelowna Fire Rescue has collected more than 12,000 pounds of food for the food bank.

This year, on Dec. 5 and 6, fire rescue collected 12,500 lbs and $2,300, donated by West Kelowna and Westbank First Nation residents for the Okanagan Community Food Bank.

Over the past 20 years, WKFR helped collect nearly 300,000 pounds of food. At a dollar value of $2.50 per pound, that is nearly $750,000.

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