"For us they're ordinary normal people who are going through a situation," says the director of a food bank in Montreal's West Island. "They're not people on the outskirts of society."
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Running an organization on the generosity of others is a fulfilling but tricky business for Jean Gagnon, the director of a food bank in Laval, Que. Like many other directors, he looks to the holiday season to bring in much-needed donations as demand for help increasingly strains their budgets.
Over 245 West Islanders drove up to the "drive-thru" food drive held on Sunday with their vehicles loaded up with food to help restock West Island food banks. The drive-thru