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Ontario Provincial Police will be at select grocery stores Saturday helping address food insecurity across the province.
Ontario Provincial Police will be at select grocery stores Saturday helping address food insecurity across the province. The event is called ‘Operation FULL PLATE’ and it is a one-day food drive looking to help support local food banks and address food insecurity.
“It’s a time when people can give back to our communities throughout our food banks by donating non-perishable goods and toiletries,” said Sgt. Marty Salliss of the OPP. In the West region, officers will be at 14 different locations including Dorchester, Exeter, Goderich, Mitchell, Tillsonburg, Petrolia and Forest.
“Food insecurity continues to affect individuals and families in communities throughout Ontario,” OPP said in a release . “Operation FULL PLATE provides an opportunity for OPP Auxiliary members and the public to work together in support of local food banks and the people who rely on them. ” Hundreds of volunteers will be at these locations to help collect essential goods.
The food drive runs from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. West Region locations Huron – Independent Grocer at 62 Thames Road E, Exeter Norfolk – Real Canadian Superstore – Simcoe at 125 Queensway East, Simcoe Perth County – McDonald’s Independent Grocer at 120 Ontario Rd, Mitchell ON Huron - Zehrs Goderich located at 35400D Huron Road, Goderich Lambton – Chris’ NoFrills located at 175 Bunker Ave, Corunna Tillsonburg - Sobeys at 662 Broadway St., Tillsonburg ON Middlesex – Tyler’s No Frills located at 2300 Dorchester Road, Dorchester Lambton County - Forest Foodland located at 88 King St. E. Forest Lambton County - Heidi’s Independent Grocer located at 4136 Petrolia Line, Petrolia Brant County - Paris FreshCo located at 10 Markel Drive, Paris Essex County – Sobeys at 19 Amy Croft Dr, Windsor Grey Bruce – Lions Head Helyer’s Foodland at 7 Webster St, Lions Head Haldimand – Hagersville Foodland at 32 King St. E, Hagersville Wellington County –FreshCo at 875 St. David St N, Fergus
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