Winnipeg veteran camps out at Higgins and Main for Christmas donations [Video]

A Winnipeg veteran wants to bring back some holiday spirit to his community. To get it done, he is camping out at Higgins and Main for 10 days.

Trevor Sanderson started his extended campout Wednesday night.

“I think it went down to like (minus) 27 or 22 or something like that. It was pretty cold,” he said, standing outside the ice-fishing tent he had set up on the corner of Higgins Avenue and Main Street.

Right up until Dec. 14, day and night, Sanderson will be out on the corner of the intersection collecting donations of food and toys. Everything he collects will go towards a free Christmas dinner he is hosting for the community, complete with a visit from Santa.

“I’m really looking forward to seeing the smiles on the kids faces,” Sanderson, a veteran who served with the PPCLI, told CTV News.

He said there has already been a great response from residents and businesses in …