Former Sandy Bay resident calls for donations to help homes battling cold – CBC

Clint McIvor is asking for donations of blankets, heaters and more to help residents of the First Nation

Dec 15, 2016

A man from Sandy Bay is asking for donations of heaters and blankets because he says people in the First Nation don’t have proper heat.

Clint McIvor, who now lives and works in Portage, put out a plea on social media for donations he plans to bring to the community on Friday.

McIvor says 400 people in Sandy Bay have asked him for help after he posted a video online earlier this year that garnered support for a family living in a rat-infested trailer.

“Nobody should have to be living, freezing in the cold like this. This is Canada and we’re a rich country,” he said. “Why do we have to live like this?”

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