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New data obtained by CBC News show a major spike in the number of frostbite amputations performed in Edmonton last winter more than the previous three years combined, and more than double any other year over the past decade. ....
Article content The money raised last week will go toward 11,880 pairs of underwear, smashing the Bissell Centre’s annual Drop your Gonch campaign goal of 10,000. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or Bissell Centre annual Drop your Gonch underwear donation drive exceeds expectations after slow start Back to video But early on in the fundraiser, the community agency wasn’t sure it was going to meet its goal this time around, still below 50 per cent of the target as of Thursday and within two days of the deadline. Bissell Centre spokeswoman Scarlet Bjornson said she decided to put another call out, but understood that the COVID-19 pandemic had taken an economic toll on many who wouldn’t be able to give as much. The urgent need would have still been covered with the donations that already came in as the centre’s community closet was completely bare of undergarments. ....
Bissell Centre concerned it won't meet underwear campaign goal edmonton.ctvnews.ca - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from edmonton.ctvnews.ca Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Advocacy group launches letter-writing campaign to address period poverty in Alberta cbc.ca - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from cbc.ca Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.