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Toys For Tickets pays it forward for local families in need

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The municipality’s Toys for Tickets program drove it home for the holidays this year, receiving $1680 in toys for families in need in our region.

Drivers who were issued tickets were able to pay off their violations with toys of the same ticket value.

Fourteen people participated in the drive this year, with 239 parking infractions issued between the Toys for Tickets program period of Dec. 1 to 15.

One man decided to pay it forward with a generous $400 donation to the campaign.

All the toys will be donated to the Salvation Army of Fort McMurray, who will distribute them to families in need through the Adopt-A-Family program.

More information about Toys for Tickets is available here.