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Automobile lovers waded by means of a sea of chrome, metallic and rubber as they raised tens of 1000’s of {dollars} to struggle homelessness within the area at Acden’s annual automotive present.
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Dozens of individuals from throughout Alberta confirmed off 118 registered vehicles, vehicles, bikes and autos to greater than 2,000 folks at Acden’s Present and Shine, which was held Aug. 13 on the firm’s headquarters in TaigaNova Industrial Park. Fundraising totals are nonetheless being counted, however a lot of the funds got here from $25,000 in sponsorships, a 50/50 draw, distributors, a silent public sale and a dunk tank.
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Final 12 months’s present introduced between 90 and 100 registered autos. It’s inaugural present in 2021 caused 80 autos.
“We actually hit each demographic. Everybody had these superb tales about their automotive and their grandfather’s automotive or their work in progress,” Colleen Stewart, a spokesperson for Acden, mentioned in an interview.
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Stewart mentioned the present can also be an opportunity to show the neighborhood about homelessness and the Centre of Hope. Acden is the band-owned company of the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation (ACFN). The Centre of Hope was picked as a result of most individuals who use the power are Indigenous, mentioned Stewart. Many consumers are from Fort Chipewyan.
The latest municipal rely discovered 162 homeless folks in Fort McMurray final September. About half of these surveyed have been males; 44 per cent have been Indigenous; and 43 per cent have been between the ages of 25 and 44; 40 per cent got here to the area to search out work or due to a job; 7 per cent recognized as members of the 2SLGBTQ+ neighborhood; 6 per cent got here to Canada as immigrants or refugees.
Advocates for homeless folks within the area says these numbers are larger. The rely covers a 24-hour interval and never everybody may be situated. It additionally doesn’t contemplate people who find themselves sofa browsing or residing in crowded, unsafe situations.
Meals insecurity, hassle discovering steady housing, and restricted entry to well being care, addictions assist and psychological well being companies are nonetheless cited by native non-profits as issues for Fort McMurray and close by rural and Indigenous communities.
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#Kill on the Acden Present and Shine in Fort McMurray on August 13, 2023. Vincent McDermott/Fort McMurray At this time/Postmedia Community
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Folks on the Acden Present and Shine in Fort McMurray on August 13, 2023. Vincent McDermott/Fort McMurray At this time/Postmedia Community
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Space 63 Motorsports Park on the Acden Present and Shine in Fort McMurray on August 13, 2023. Vincent McDermott/Fort McMurray At this time/Postmedia Community
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A skeleton on the Acden Present and Shine in Fort McMurray on August 13, 2023. Vincent McDermott/Fort McMurray At this time/Postmedia Community
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A Barbie-themed automotive on the Acden Present and Shine in Fort McMurray on August 13, 2023. Vincent McDermott/Fort McMurray At this time/Postmedia Community
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A pinup woman on a bike helmet on the Acden Present and Shine in Fort McMurray on August 13, 2023. Vincent McDermott/Fort McMurray At this time/Postmedia Community
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Folks take a look at a traditional Harley Davidson bike on the Acden Present and Shine in Fort McMurray on August 13, 2023. Vincent McDermott/Fort McMurray At this time/Postmedia Community
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Harley Davidson bikes on the Acden Present and Shine in Fort McMurray on August 13, 2023. Vincent McDermott/Fort McMurray At this time/Postmedia Community
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Folks take a look at a traditional Harley Davidson bike on the Acden Present and Shine in Fort McMurray on August 13, 2023. Vincent McDermott/Fort McMurray At this time/Postmedia Community
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Folks on the Acden Present and Shine in Fort McMurray on August 13, 2023. Vincent McDermott/Fort McMurray At this time/Postmedia Community
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Folks on the Acden Present and Shine in Fort McMurray on August 13, 2023. Vincent McDermott/Fort McMurray At this time/Postmedia Community
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Folks on the Acden Present and Shine in Fort McMurray on August 13, 2023. Vincent McDermott/Fort McMurray At this time/Postmedia Community
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Folks on the Acden Present and Shine in Fort McMurray on August 13, 2023. Vincent McDermott/Fort McMurray At this time/Postmedia Community
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A NAPA-themed automotive on the Acden Present and Shine in Fort McMurray on August 13, 2023. Vincent McDermott/Fort McMurray At this time/Postmedia Community
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A automotive on the Acden Present and Shine in Fort McMurray on August 13, 2023. Vincent McDermott/Fort McMurray At this time/Postmedia Community
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A dunk tank on the Acden Present and Shine in Fort McMurray on August 13, 2023. Vincent McDermott/Fort McMurray At this time/Postmedia Community
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A truck runs on a dynamometer on the Acden Present and Shine in Fort McMurray on August 13, 2023. Vincent McDermott/Fort McMurray At this time/Postmedia Community
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Stickers for the IAFF’s firefighters’ bike group and the Princess Patricia’s Canadian Mild Infantry on a bike on the Acden Present and Shine in Fort McMurray on August 13, 2023. Vincent McDermott/Fort McMurray At this time/Postmedia Community
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A person wipes his automotive on the Acden Present and Shine in Fort McMurray on August 13, 2023. Vincent McDermott/Fort McMurray At this time/Postmedia Community
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