West Island food bank cleans up after flooding, calls for donations - BERITAJA

Cleanup is still underway astatine On Rock Community Services, aft flooding caused by a drain rumor near parts of the storage underwater earlier this week.

The flooding started Monday evening and continued into Tuesday, earlier the rumor was fixed.

Staff and volunteers jumped into action, moving to clear the water, each while making judge services continued.

“It’s because they request it,” said Bernard Bonsra, On Rock operations manager. “Our privilege is ever the customer — their restitution and really happy they are, too.”

By Thursday, operations are mostly backmost to normal.

But unit opportunity the flooding highlights different ongoing situation — the nutrient slope continues to spot request rise, astatine a clip erstwhile donations are astatine a grounds low.

“Donations are really debased correct now,” said Kayla Reid, On Rock’s executive director. “We’re seeing it time off our shelves faster than we’re seeing it travel done the door, and that’s erstwhile we cognize there’s a problem.”

The statement says its aid bins person been emptier than accustomed recently, while much families proceed turning to them for help.

They’re encouraging residents to donate immoderate nutrient they could — including astatine 2 caller drop-off locations successful the West Island.

“We recognize that On Rock, for immoderate people, is simply a small far, a small retired of the way,” said Reid. “So we person 2 much cardinal locations that will beryllium collecting donations for america and that’s 3 Soeurs connected St-Jean Boulevard, and Kiddo Active Therapy successful the Pointe-Claire Plaza.”