Source Feed: The Globe and Mail
Author: Claire McFarlane
Publication Date: August 11, 2025 - 21:31
Newfoundlanders rally to provide support as wildfires persist
August 11, 2025
Christine McNeil has spent the past several days helping feed the crews responding to an out-of-control wildfire in Newfoundland and Labrador that is just seven kilometres away from her restaurant.
She and her three employees at The Mess Tent Poutinerie, located in the small community of Lower Island Cove on the Bay de Verde Peninsula, sprung into action to help feed firefighters, many of whom are volunteers who have put their day jobs on hold. Ms. McNeil said her previous job as a supply tech in the military prepared her for the work she’s been doing over the past week.
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