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Lacombe Ford donates an E -Transit to Echo Food Rescue

Darren Gagnon, left, shakes hands with Christina Sturgeon of Echo Foord Rescue in front of their new all-electric transit van, provided by Lacombe Ford. This is the second vehicle Lacombe Ford has provided to the organization and the first fully electric one. Sturgeon says this vehicle can hold a lot more food, and just recently picked up 1,000 lbs. of carrots without any problem. Megan Roth photo
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