From making sandwiches to dramatic rescues, Ottawa stepped up after the tornadoes

Lilly Thomas spent her day off school Monday scooping tuna fish onto pita bread, making sandwiches for folks who were finding Ottawa’s power outages more than just an inconvenience.
The sandwiches being assembled at the Parkdale Food Centre on Rosemount Avenue were packed into lunches for distribution to vulnerable people across the city.
“School was cancelled, so we figured, ‘Why not come down here and help?'” said Thomas, 15. She was working alongside buddy Megan McCowa