RCMP recognizes local company for its support of Camp Little Buffalo

Mar 10, 2019 | 7:00 AM

The RCMP has recognized a local company Thursday for its support of Camp Little Buffalo.

RCMP Superintendent Don McKenna presented the owner of Blackmans Butcher Shop Gary Harris with a plaque and a challenge coin in recognition of the years of support the company has given.

McKenna says Blackmans has been supporting Camp Little Buffalo for close to two decades.

“Blackmans puts on a barbeque every year, and they’ve been supplying all the accouterments for the barbeque and raising over $5,000 a year. And so, a rough estimate, a little over $70,000 they’ve raised over 19 years. And that meant that all those kids could go to camp,” says McKenna.

McKenna notes Little Buffalo provides a chance for kids to go to camp who may not have otherwise had the opportunity, and that the camp has helped make positive impacts on the lives of hundreds of kids who attended.

“They put this money out front and have a barbeque, and over the last 19 years, how many kids have been positively affected by that? And of course, a positive relationship with the police too – how many kids have stayed out of trouble, it’s kind of hard to measure that, but we do see lots of success stories and the kids love it.”

McKenna adds roughly over 500 kids have been able to go to camp thanks to Blackmans over the past 19 years.

by Justin Dionne