Donations still needed

Times Reporter

 

Councillor John Rempel has been loading up his pickup and delivering truckloads of items to High River every chance he can. 

He had brought pressure washers, tarps and dollys to help haul out garbage from the homes. Now that much of the clean-up stage is coming to an end residents are now in need of different items. 

He said the residents of the water-devastated community are in need of items to help them start putting their lives back together.

The clothing donations that have poured in from outlying communities have been greatly appreciated, but as some High River residents are moving back into their homes they need things like furniture, dishes and other everyday household items.

“There’s an awful lot of work that needs to be done there,” said Rempel. 

“Unless you have been there it’s indescribable.”

Rempel said he is trying to make himself and his truck available to help bring things to the community. He also wants people to know that he does recognize there are other communities that are also in need, that he has not forgotten them and that he is trying to help out where he can. 

Rempel suggests that anyone wishing to donate items do so by bringing them to the Salvation Army in Okotoks or in Nanton.