Ruffling feathers: Quebec seniors home scraps Christmas turkey dinner [Video]

Alana Edwards has always been big on Christmas traditions.

So, when she found out the Montreal retirement residence her mother calls home would not be serving a turkey dinner this year, Alana couldn’t believe it.

“It makes me very sad,” she recently told Global News.

“That’s always been a big tradition in our family: the big Christmas dinners, the turkey, the stuffing, the cranberries, the mashed potatoes, like everything.”

Edwards said she learned of the change at Centre d’Hebergement Lachine on Nov. 19, after she got invited to the dinner.

In an email sent that day, Edwards said she told there it wasn’t just the turkey that got shelved – but the entire dinner. Rather, she said the email stated a Christmas activity with sweet treats and snacks would be held.

“I did approach one of the staff members and asked them what the reasoning was behind it, and all she said was cuts,” she …