The Smithers Fire Department held a BBQ on Saturday and Sunday at the fire hall and at Chandler Park.
This was inspired by the town’s recent Charity Soccer Tournament which ended prematurely due to a medical emergency.
“Between both days, we raised just over $14,000,” said Fire Chief Alle Jan de Vries.
“Smithers came out, supported us very well and there’s a lot of generous individuals as well as business that supported this.”
He added the department planned on having the BBQ held at Chandler Park for the entire weekend to coincide with a youth soccer tournament.
Poor air quality led to the Saturday games being cancelled which led to the BBQ happening at the fire hall that day.
“With the money raised, we are going to assess what can be purchased but at this time, all the money we need to raise has been more than matched,” said de Vries.
The AEDs will be going into the fire chief trucks with one going to the Bulkley Valley Soccer Association.
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