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Fill the TREE and give Christmas to those in need!
It's time to FILL THE TREE with names and donations for the Food Bank and Christmas…
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Viking authorizes assessment on soon-to-be-empty Civic Centre
The town of Viking is considering the future of its old Civic Centre building in the…
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Food Bank usage up in 2011
The Viking Food Bank distributed 62 food hampers last year. That number is up from 57 in 2010 but a fair ways from the 86 distributed in 2009.
Food bank clients must live between Holden and Irma to be eligible to access the Viking Food Bank. In the early years of the food bank, which began in 2002, the majority of the clients were from the Holden area. However there is a growing trend towards fewer Holden clients and more Viking clients. Last year 38 hampers went to Viking, 14 to Holden and 5 each to Kinsella and Bruce.
