Calgary Food Bank struggles with high demand for the holidays [Video]

For the third time, city councillors will be going head-to-head to see who can fill more food hampers for the Calgary Food Bank’s annual food drive.

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Called the Councillors’ Challenge, teams must compete to fill as many emergency hampers as possible within two 15-minute heats.

The event is part of a larger two-week food drive battle between the wards, known as the Mayor’s Christmas Food Drive.

The winning team of the challenge will receive a head start in the food drive.

Last year, the food drive raised $546,137 for the food bank.

Ward 5 and Coun. Raj Dhaliwal was crowned the back-to-back champion for raising the most, receiving bragging rights and the “Golden Lettuce Award.”

The real winner, though, was the food bank, which said it’s struggling to keep up with a dramatic increase in …