Forest fire forcing Fort McMurray residents to evacuate, May 4, 2016. (Photo by Laura Niven)Forest fire forcing Fort McMurray residents to evacuate, May 4, 2016. (Photo by Laura Niven)
Chatham

Donation Comes With Challenge

The owner of a Chatham restaurant is doing his bit to help out fire ravaged Fort McMurray, Alberta and is encouraging others to do the same.

Cameron Moradipour of Original 2 Pizza says he is donating $1,000 to the relief effort and is issuing a challenge to all the other local restaurants to do the same.

"I want to help, my help as it is, I can encourage other restaurants to pitch in," he says. "I was watching the news, getting tears in my eyes. If I do this and other people come in, I'm not saying it is going to cover a lot, but every single dollar helps."

Moradipour says he got the idea when he was watching video of people leaving the city, and heard that the federal government is matching donations.

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