A trailer fire threatened to derail the Prince Albert Grand Council's Thanksgiving food hamper program — until dozens of community members stepped up to rebuild what was lost.

The 53-foot trailer, loaded with food destined for families in need, was parked behind a warehouse in Prince Albert on Oct. 3 when the fire happened.

“We had just left,” said Elizabeth Marlowe, an agrologist with the Prince Albert Grand Council who is one of the organizers of the food hamper program. “An hour later, we got a call that the semi was on fire.”

While fire crews managed to contain the flames to the back of the trailer, much of the food was either burned or damaged by water and smoke.

“We lost about 1,500 hampers,” Marlowe said. “Some might have been salvageable, but they all had a little bit of damage

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