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Oak Bay raises nearly $4,000 worth of food and cash for Mustard Seed

Annual Island Equipment Owners Association’s Truck Light Convoy raised much-needed donations for local food bank
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A group checks out the Whoville display on a truck trailer at Western Speedway after the annual Truck Light Convoy on Saturday. Dozens of decorated vehicles made their way through Greater Victoria in the rain, which didn’t deter thousands of onlookers from gathering on the streets from James Bay to the West Shore to watch the big trucks roll by. (Black Press file)

Each year, the Island Equipment Owners Association’s Truck Light Convoy starts at Ogden Point and winds its way through Victoria, Oak Bay and Saanich before finishing at Western Speedway on the West Shore .

In Oak Bay families and friends gather in the village or along Beach Drive to see the trucks roll through. At municipal hall, where the Oak Bay Business Improvement Association hosts activities, the 2017 haul was impressive for the Mustard Seed food bank.

Residents donated 1,403 pounds of food, which equates to about $3,507.50 worth according to Mustard Seed. The community also collected $1,225.44 in cash.


 
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Christine van Reeuwyk

About the Author: Christine van Reeuwyk

I'm dedicated to serving the community of Oak Bay as a senior journalist with the Greater Victoria news team.
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