Nenshi kicks off annual Christmas food drive

The Calgary Mayor's annual food drive, which collects important food and funds for families and individuals in need during the holidays, kicked off Wednesday at the Calgary Food Bank. The 2018 campaign raised a total of $1.2 million in food and funds. Demand continues to be high as last year, when 192,391 lives were impacted by the food drive, said Mayor Naheed Nenshi. “Times are tough for so many of our neighbours in the community,” he said. “It means we need to dig a little b