Camping for Cans The Sudbury Pure Country 91.7 teams filled a tent with food an more with 60,000 pounds of food headed to the Sudbury Food Bank after their Camping for Cans event on March 14, 2025. (Supplied/Bryan ‘Coop’ Cooper/Pure Country 91.7)
The event again was a huge success for the Sudbury Food Bank with about 60,000 pounds of food collected when factoring in monetary and all of non-perishable donations including with a massive tractor-trailer load – 42 pallets and more than 17,000 items – from Campbell Company of Canada.
Campell's massive food donation A massive tractor-trailer load – 42 pallets and more than 17,000 items – donatied to the Sudbury Food Bank by Campbell Company of Canada as part of Pure Country 91.7's third annual Camping for Cans event. (Supplied/Bryan ‘Coop’ Cooper/Pure Country 91.7)
“That number will likely rise, according to the food bank,” said Pure Country 91.7 program director and on-air host Bryan ‘Coop’ Cooper in an email to CTV News.
Camping for Cans began three years ago with a simple idea – with the community struggling coming out of the pandemic and food bank usage on the rise the radio station set the goal of filling a tent with non-perishable food.
The radio personalities told CTV News that the goal is now to ensure that no one in Greater Sudbury has to go hungry.
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Spider-Man at Camping for Cans 2025 Even Spider-Man stopped by the New Sudbury Centre on March 14, 2025, for Sudbury's Pure Country 91.7's third annual Camping for Cans event. (Sudbury's Pure Country/Facebook)
Jonathan - Camping for Cans Jonathan drops off a wagon of non-perishable food from the patrons of the New Sudbury Centre during Sudbury's Pure Country 91.7's third annual Camping for Cans event. (Sudbury's Pure Country/Facebook)
Rob from The Cabin Depot - Camping for Cans Rob from The Cabin Depot at New Sudbury Centre during Sudbury's Pure Country 91.7's third annual Camping for Cans event. He dropped off a cart full of non-perishable food. (Sudbury's Pure Country/Facebook)
Alice - Camping for Cans Pure Country 91.7 listener Alice dropping of a big non-perishable donation at New Sudbury Centre during the radio station's third annual Camping for Cans event. (Sudbury's Pure Country/Facebook)
Norma from General Mills - Camping for Cans Norma from General Mills dropping off a cart full of cereal at New Sudbury Centre during Sudbury's Pure Country 91.7's third annual Camping for Cans event. (Sudbury's Pure Country/Facebook)
Camping for Cans - $1000 donation Sudbury Credit Union made a $1,000 donation to the Sudbury Food Bank at New Sudbury Centre during Sudbury's Pure Country 91.7's third annual Camping for Cans event. (Sudbury's Pure Country/Facebook)
Pushing the Pure Country truck through New Sudbury Centre Members of the Pure Country 91.7 crew push their Pure Country truck through the New Sudbury Centre as the cannot drive the vehicle inside to setup or tear down their annual Camping for Cans event. (Sudbury's Pure Country/Facebook)
CTV News at Camping for Cans Members of CTV News Northern Ontario's cast and crew joined Sudbury's Pure Country 91.7's crew at the New Sudbury Centre for their third annual Camping for Cans event on March 14, 2025. (CTV News Northern Ontario)
Ian Campbell + Dan Xilon CTV's Ian Campbell talks live with Sudbury Food Bank executive director Dan Xilon during the 5 o'clock newscast on March 14, 2025, as part of udbury's Pure Country 91.7's third annual Camping for Cans event at the New Sudbury Centre. (CTV News Northern Ontario)
Camping for Cans haul A small sample of Sudbury's Pure Country 91.7's haul at the New Sudbury Centre for their third annual Camping for Cans event on March 14, 2025. (CTV News Northern Ontario)
Camping for Cans The Sudbury Pure Country 91.7 teams filled a tent with food an more with 60,000 pounds of food headed to the Sudbury Food Bank after their Camping for Cans event on March 14, 2025. (Supplied/Bryan ‘Coop’ Cooper/Pure Country 91.7)
Campell's massive food donation A massive tractor-trailer load – 42 pallets and more than 17,000 items – donatied to the Sudbury Food Bank by Campbell Company of Canada as part of Pure Country 91.7's third annual Camping for Cans event. (Supplied/Bryan ‘Coop’ Cooper/Pure Country 91.7)
Setup for Camping for Cans The setup for Sudbury's Pure Country 91.7's third annual Camping for Cans event at the New Sudbury Centre. (New Sudbury Centre/Facebook)
Spider-Man at Camping for Cans 2025 Even Spider-Man stopped by the New Sudbury Centre on March 14, 2025, for Sudbury's Pure Country 91.7's third annual Camping for Cans event. (Sudbury's Pure Country/Facebook)
The broadcast team at the New Sudbury Centre on March 14 was able to fill their tent during their 10-hour live event – thanks to the generosity of listeners and the community.
“When all was said & done, we filled a tent, (and) thousands of dollars were collected,” said Pure Country.
