Edmonton charities, a local business and students are among those renewing Thanksgiving traditions to help those in need this long weekend.

On Friday, the Hope Mission served up traditional turkey, stuffing, and mashed potato meals to upwards of 800 people across its three city locations.

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Donor relations manager Kevin Wiebe said the banquet setting differs from the organization’s typical meal service not only by the holiday fixings but also through how those guests are served.

“In our normal meals, there’s a line where people line up, go get their food and sit down, and that’s to serve as many people as possible in a bit of a shorter time frame. But Friday, we have them seated, and they get served,” he said.

“We want to do something special and just show them that t

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