Move over, calendars — there’s a new, saucier firefighter fundraiser in town.
A volunteer firefighter in British Columbia’s Cariboo region has come up with what he hopes will be a mouth-watering solution to a lack of funding for volunteer fire services in his area, and beyond.
Mark Wilkie, 61, deputy fire chief of Big Lake Volunteer Fire Rescue, has come up with a fundraiser program similar to how children sell chocolate bars or coupon books to raise money for their schools.
But instead of coupons, he’s selling sauce.
It all started back in 2016 when Wilkie, who has worked for decades in the gourmet food industry, was living in Surrey, B.C. He and his wife decided they needed a change
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