McKesson Canada will be making a $25,000 donation to the Canadian Red Cross through the McKesson Foundation to aid victims of the wildfires in Northern Alberta. In Addition, they will match employee donations up to a maximum of $2,500 per employee.
“Our thoughts are with the people of Fort McMurray and Northern Alberta,” said Alain Champagne, President of McKesson Canada. “Alberta is an important hub in our network and is home to three of our distribution centres. Close to 300 of our employees live and work in the Greater Edmonton Area. We hope our support will assist individuals and families impacted by this situation.”
McKesson Canada’s independently owned retail banner pharmacies are also coordinating the delivery of relief supplies to impacted communities.
Updates are available via each banner’s consumer websites and Facebook pages.
“In neighbourhoods across Alberta, pharmacists provide care to those in need every day. I am proud of our local pharmacist owners who continue to demonstrate their commitment to caring during this time; they are pillars of our community,” said Richard Brennan, Senior Vice President, Retail Banner Services, McKesson Canada.
Canadians can make a donation to the Alberta Fire Appeal to support the Canadian Red Cross response efforts.
