Calgary families take home Christmas presents from firefighter toy drive

Nearly 4,000 gifts were handed out to less fortunate families in Calgary on Sunday as part of the annual Calgary Firefighters Toy Association party at the Telus Convention Centre. President Mark Hagel says this year is a renewed birth for the toy drive, helping almost 2,000 families or 6,000 people. "COVID was really tough on us," he said. "We had to cancel the one year, and then we did our drive-thru last year. "But the drive-thru for me was a poor substitute for this. There's nothing like the