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Cape Breton horse owners give back

SaltWire Network | Posted: Dec. 2, 2020, 2:40 p.m. | Updated: Dec. 2, 2020, 5:40 p.m. | 2 Min Read
The 2020 harness racing season may now be over, but the Cape Breton Horseowners and Northsides Downs have delivered a gift that will keep on giving, at least for a while. After a three-week food drive, boxes of food and other items along with monetary donations were handed over to the North Sydney Food Bank. From left, food bank representatives John and Karen Oram, track volunteer Dian Collins, simulcast manager Debra Rankin and track manager Janice Thorne. CONTRIBUTED
The 2020 harness racing season may now be over, but the Cape Breton Horseowners and Northsides Downs have delivered a gift that will keep on giving, at least for a while. After a three-week food drive, boxes of food and other items along with monetary donations were handed over to the North Sydney Food Bank. From left, food bank representatives John and Karen Oram, track volunteer Dian Collins, simulcast manager Debra Rankin and track manager Janice Thorne. CONTRIBUTED

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SYDNEY, N.S. — The 2020 harness racing season may now be over, but the Cape Breton Horseowners and Northside Downs have delivered a gift that will keep on giving, at least for a while.

After a three-week food drive, boxes of food and other items along with monetary donations were handed over to the North Sydney Food Bank. 

The 2020 harness racing season may now be over, but the Cape Breton Horseowners and Northsides Downs have delivered a gift that will keep on giving, at least for a while. After a three-week food drive, boxes of food and other items along with monetary donations were handed over to the North Sydney Food Bank. From left, food bank representatives John and Karen Oram, track volunteer Dian Collins, simulcast manager Debra Rankin and track manager Janice Thorne. CONTRIBUTED
The 2020 harness racing season may now be over, but the Cape Breton Horseowners and Northsides Downs have delivered a gift that will keep on giving, at least for a while. After a three-week food drive, boxes of food and other items along with monetary donations were handed over to the North Sydney Food Bank. From left, food bank representatives John and Karen Oram, track volunteer Dian Collins, simulcast manager Debra Rankin and track manager Janice Thorne. CONTRIBUTED

 

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