Thompson Local News

Thompson residents help Oxford House fire victims

Donated items (Photo courtesy Andrea Pochinco).

 

A call to help victims of an Oxford House fire was answered by Thompsonites.

 

Last month a house fire killed James Crane, Jamie Crane, and Jastidee Sinclair.

 

Thompson resident Andrea Pochinco learned the victims families lost many of their personal belongings in the fire, and wanted to do what she could.

 

Over two days Pochinco and others from ‘Operation Homeless Need Clothes’ stood at parking lots and collected items from residents in Thompson.

 

Pochinco says a total of 1875 pounds of items like clothes, toys, and food were donated. The items were shipped out to Oxford House over the weekend.

 

The community has also received support through a GoFundMe page. Over $2,500 has been donated on the page as of Wednesday, with donations coming in from as far as Nova Scotia.

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