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Hudson Bay, a town with a population of 1400 in the east-central part of Saskatchewan has raised over $30,000 to buy a new adaptive vehicle for one of their community members.

The people of Hudson Bay purchased the vehicle for David Didychuck, who was paralyzed in an accident as a young man.

Mayor Betty Lou Palko said when Didychuck’s vehicle eventually broke down after years of use, the town rallied together to buy him a new one.

“The community tried to fix it,” Mayor Palko said. “But, it wasn’t to be.”

Organizers opened a donation fund so people could contribute to buying a new van.

Some donors were people from out of province who had previously lived in Hudson Bay and found out about the cause through social media.

Over one third of the money donated …

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