Tornado aftermath: Nepean neighbours rally to feed and help others
Saturday was supposed to be the community association’s annual corn and hotdog boil at the Larkin House Community Centre in Barrhaven.
Instead, within hours of the lights going out Friday, the event evolved into a plan to feed residents who had lost power — some their homes, too — all day long and at least into Sunday.
By 8 a.m. Saturday, volunteers were slinging pancakes and pouring coffee. By early evening, more than 3,000 people had received hot meals with hundreds still in
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