Members and family of the minor hockey association met in the Ashcroft Public Works yard last Sunday to fill sandbags. The association uses them as a fundraiser

Members and family of the minor hockey association met in the Ashcroft Public Works yard last Sunday to fill sandbags. The association uses them as a fundraiser

Getting ready for the hockey season

Thompson Cariboo Minor Hockey League players and parents gather around the sandpile to fill bags as a fundraiser.

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