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Amid the wildfire crisis, the character of people in B.C.’s southern Interior communities is shining through as business owners, non-profit organizations and residents step up to lend a helping hand to first responders and those affected by wildfires.
Michael Vu, the co-owner of the Hanoi 36 Vietnamese restaurant and Weekends Restaurant and Lounge in downtown Salmon Arm, B.C., joined forces with other food businesses in town to offer free meals to evacuees from neighbouring communities across the Shuswap region.
Vu, who had previously provided free meals
