Barrie Food Bank gets $3K from United Food and Commercial Workers
Barrie Today Staff
Published: Dec 18, 2025
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Earlier this month, UFCW Local 175 Executive Board Vice President Wayne Bailey, Union Representative Julie Jodoin, and Union members Tom McCarthy, Jane Readman, and Lori Vandermeer presented a cheque for $3,000 to the Barrie Food Bank.
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