Sunrise Credit Union has donated $4,000 towards northern communities' evacuee support in the City of Brandon with a special initiative to help displaced families break up the monotony of hotel life and to better enjoy the Wheat City.

"When we first heard about the number of evacuees arriving in Brandon—initially around 300 and then growing significantly—we reached out to a local organization to see how we could help. One of the main concerns was making sure evacuees had things to do so they weren’t stuck in hotel rooms all day," shares Sunrise Marketing Manager, Heather Merckx.

The Sunrise team contacted the local group, Wiijiiwan, a network of Indigenous and Community Services to assist those evacuated to the City of Brandon from the northern communities.

"We recognized how scary and s

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