Gary Linquist believes in keeping it local.
That’s why the owner of Wakefield Oil Change Plus donates a dollar from every oil change performed at his business to the Northern Cancer Fund, a part of the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Foundation. “If you’re getting an oil change, part of the proceeds are staying in the community,” says the business owner.
Linquist chose the Northern Cancer Fund, which is dedicated to supporting cancer care in Northwestern Ontario, because it is a disease that affects so many of us. Linquist has lost family members to cancer, including his uncle, Bob Weatherbee, who was the previous owner of Wakefield Oil Change Plus.
Thunder Bay, ON, Canada / Country 105 | Thunder Bay s Country
Dec 11, 2020 6:09 PM
In spite of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, Acadia Broadcasting’s 36 hours of Christmas Cheer campaign set a new bar for fundraising.
When 99.9 The Bay and Country 105 went off the air Friday night at 6:00 the total raised sat at over
$260,983 with the final number set to be determined in the next few days.
Christmas Cheer campaign chair Joleene Kemp is ecstatic about the generosity of Thunder Bay
“They have opened their hearts, they’ve opened their purse strings and have done things that probably under normal conditions wouldn’t be happening,” says Kemp. “When I went to the schools and the children presented big cheques, you filled up with tears because they were so excited that they could do something and they knew that if they didn’t do something it wouldn’t happen and they don’t want their friends to be left out this Christmas.”