Hutterites Repay Firefighting Help by Sandbagging
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"When you're doing sandbags, the hard part is tying the bags," [Forfar] said. "It's hard work. There was one woman there and her hands were bleeding, but she kept on working."
"We were outside Saturday and I said to the minister, '[Chris Hofer], how do I thank you guys?' And he said, 'You already did. One year ago, our hog barns burned down and St. Andrews was there for us -- now it's our turn.'""We can make it run smoothly," Hofer said. "Colonies are used to working together. When we do something that's a big job, everybody pitches in." He said 15 colonies have helped with sandbagging and diking this spring.See the full content of this document
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Hutterites Repay Firefighting Help by Sandbagging
WITH communities north of Winnipeg threatened by Red River flooding, an army of pacifists has come to the rescue.
Armed with a work ethic as legendary a...See the full content of this document
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