As part of the 11th Toys for the North Campaign, the partnered up with the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) who dropped off a plane full of toys in IqaluitSA国际影视传媒檚 Hangar, which will be then distributed to various communities in Nunavut.
Every year the teams up with the RCAF and various toy companies to help bring toys to Northern children for Christmas, something V Division Commanding Officer Amanda Jones says she is thankful for.
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This year the children of Iglulik, Sanikiluaq and Coral Harbour will be getting presents. Pond Inlet will also be getting a special set of gifts in the form of hockey gear. As of Dec. 7, officers and volunteers were still wrapping presents.
The RCAF and feel particularly warm about Toys for the North in Nunavut given how much it costs to buy and ship goods to the territory.
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She later adds the RCAF is excited to take part in Toys for the North and to be a part of Operation LENTUS, the latter is to help purify IqaluitSA国际影视传媒檚 river water as part of the ongoing water crisis aid.
Toys for the North has been bringing toys to remote Northern regions since 2010, and despite recent challenges presented by Covid-19, it continues to press on.
In addition to Iqaluit, other hubs to drop-off toys for Toys for the North include Happy Valley-Goose Bay, NL and Thunder Bay, ON.
