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Students and firefighters in Strathmore helped to donate over 5,000 pounds of food for the local food bank. Photo submitted/Wheatland County Food Bank
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The 2025 town-wide food drive, hosted by the Strathmore Fire Department and Holy Cross Collegiate, was a huge success.
In early March the firefighters dropped off 2,000 bags in five neighbourhoods across town to fill with products for the Wheatland County Food Bank.
According to the fire department, they brought in a total of 4,871.95 pounds of food, as well as $220 in cash.
Holy Cross Collegiate donated an additional 674.2 pounds of food through their separate efforts.
"To put this into perspective, that’s the equivalent of five half-ton trucks in weight," wrote the Strathmore Fire Department on its social media page.
This was a record-breaking food drive for the firefighters, who donated 4,735 pounds in 2024, and 4,667 pounds in 2023.
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