By Jackie Dunham, CTV News, May 18, 2016
Canadians have responded to the evacuation of fire-ravaged Fort McMurray, Alta. by donating, not only millions of dollars, but huge quantities of household goods, clothes, food and toys.
Rather than help, however, relief workers say the overwhelming generosity amounts to too much of a good thing.
It’s being called “the second disaster,” as mountains of donated goods pile up in warehouses and truckloads more continue to arrive. CTV’s Canada AM talked with the vice-president for Red Cross Alberta and Northwest Territories, Jennifer McManus, about how the kindness of strangers has become a burden for aid workers.
