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Posted: Apr 27, 2021 2:11 PM ET | Last Updated: April 27
Erin Beagle, executive director of Roots to Harvest in Thunder Bay, is shown in this 2020 picture with a van loaded with food to be distributed to families in Thunder Bay as part of the organization s efforts to get food to people in need during the pandemic. (Erin Beagle/Roots to Harvest)
An organization that does work around food education and food security in Thunder Bay, Ont. says a donation of $80,000 from mining industry players in the region will make a big difference. I was blown away and … really overwhelmed, to tell you the truth, because $80,000 translates to so much impact that we can have, said Erin Beagle, the executive director of Roots to Harvest, of the donation which was announced Tuesday.