{"id":17823,"date":"2025-12-14T14:18:44","date_gmt":"2025-12-14T17:18:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/service.codeus.ca\/index.php\/2025\/12\/14\/army-reservists-deliver-christmas-hampers-to-families-in-winnipegs-north-end\/"},"modified":"2025-12-14T14:18:44","modified_gmt":"2025-12-14T17:18:44","slug":"army-reservists-deliver-christmas-hampers-to-families-in-winnipegs-north-end","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/service.codeus.ca\/index.php\/2025\/12\/14\/army-reservists-deliver-christmas-hampers-to-families-in-winnipegs-north-end\/","title":{"rendered":"Army reservists deliver Christmas hampers to families in Winnipeg\u2019s North End"},"content":{"rendered":"
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ManitobaAbout 180 hampers filled with food and gifts were distributed in Winnipeg\u2019s North End on Saturday, as soldiers from the Fort Garry Horse army reserve carried out \u201cOperation Parcel Push.\u201dSeeing local military members helping out in the community is \u2018good for the heart\u2019: premierLauren Scott \u00b7 CBC News \u00b7 Posted: Dec 13, 2025 3:55 PM EST | Last Updated: 6 hours agoListen to this articleEstimated 3 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results.Soldiers with the Fort Garry Horse army reserve in Winnipeg delivered about 180 holiday hampers to community members on Saturday. (Gala Dionne\/Radio-Canada)About 180 hampers filled with food and gifts were distributed in Winnipeg\u2019s North End on Saturday, as soldiers from the Fort Garry Horse army reserve carried out \u201cOperation Parcel Push.\u201dDressed in green camouflage, reservists packed piles of brown boxes from the Christmas Cheer Board into minivans to be distributed to people in the area surrounding the regiment\u2019s home at the Strachan Armoury (formerly McGregor Armoury) on Machray Avenue \u2014 an annual tradition for more than four decades. Maj. Matthew Bittner, who has participated in Operation Parcel Push for about 20 years, said it\u2019s important for Fort Garry Horse soldiers to be involved members of the local community. \u201cWe want to show that we are part of the community, and it\u2019s just giving back to where we\u2019re from,\u201d he said. Maj. Matthew Bittner, left, and Capt. James Smith, right, were among a group of soldiers from the Fort Garry Horse army base that handed out Christmas hampers to families in Winnipeg\u2019s North End on Saturday. (Prabhjot Singh Lotey\/CBC)Capt. James Smith said it\u2019s important for Winnipeg residents to know that members of the Armed Forces don\u2019t just work on battlefields overseas.\u201cWe\u2019re also part of the community as well, and we always fight for or participate in community events,\u201d Smith said. They tend to focus on homes within about a 10-block radius of the armoury, he said, and those who live in the area are usually excited about getting a holiday hamper \u2014 even if they\u2019re being woken up in the morning to receive it.\u201dGenerally, it\u2019s received very well, especially when it\u2019s combined with gift cards or toys for the children that are at the homes. They see that as like an early Christmas gift,\u201d Smith said. Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew hands out hampers from the Christmas Cheer Board alongside members of the Fort Garry Horse army reserve on Saturday. (Gala Dionne\/Radio-Canada) Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew joined the soldiers as they drove around the neighbourhood and handed out parcels. \u201cI\u2019ve done deliveries in past years, and you always see smiles, you always see a lot of joy, and that\u2019s what the holidays are all about. The fact that you can see the military lending a hand in such a way, I think it\u2019s just good for the heart,\u201d Kinew said.\u201c[There\u2019s] so much need in the community these days, but it\u2019s pretty awesome to see our heroes in uniform helping out kids and families in the community.\u201dBittner said participating in Operation Parcel Push is \u201cone of our fun days\u201d compared to the hard work of training.\u201cToday is all about enjoying the Christmas cheer,\u201d he said. ABOUT THE AUTHORLauren Scott is a Winnipeg-based reporter with CBC Manitoba. They hold a master\u2019s degree in computational and data journalism, and have previously worked for the Hamilton Spectator and The Canadian Press.With files from Gavin Axelrod<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Army reservists deliver Christmas hampers to families in Winnipeg\u2019s North End ManitobaAbout 180 hampers filled with food and gifts were distributed in Winnipeg\u2019s North End on Saturday, as soldiers from the Fort Garry Horse army reserve carried out \u201cOperation Parcel Push.\u201dSeeing local military members helping out in the community is \u2018good for the heart\u2019: premierLauren […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":17824,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[118,127,1],"tags":[116,126],"class_list":["post-17823","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-indigenous","category-manitoba","category-uncategorized","tag-indigenous","tag-manitoba"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/service.codeus.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17823","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/service.codeus.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/service.codeus.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/service.codeus.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/service.codeus.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17823"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/service.codeus.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17823\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/service.codeus.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17824"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/service.codeus.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17823"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/service.codeus.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17823"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/service.codeus.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17823"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}