Food will be transported by Canadian North airline for free
The Ottawa Food Bank is heading north with the help of a northern airline this holiday season to deliver 4,500 kilograms of food to Iqaluit, after one of its two grocery stores was devastated by fire in November.
The donation is part of a wider effort begun by CBC Thunder Bay as part of the annual Sounds of the Season charity drive. .
Iqaluit has no connection to southern Canada by road, so airline Canadian North will be transporting the food to the community for free, said Kelly Lewis, the company’s manager of communications.