The parka-making company Canada Goose and Hollywood actor and film producer Ryan Reynolds have teamed up to bring warmth to a Nunavut community.
Canada Goose and Reynolds, who was born and raised in British Columbia, have donated more than 300 Canada Goose parkas and Baffin footwear to the students of Inuujaq School in Arctic Bay.
“It came to my attention students at Inuujaq School in Arctic Bay were going without adequate winter clothing. Of course, it highlights a larger issue of basic needs going unmet in Canada’s northern communities,” Reynolds said in a Canada Goose news release on Tuesday, Oct. 6.
“I reached out to Canada Goose to match me in providing these students with essential winter gear. They not only said yes in less than 30 seconds, but also went so far above and beyond matching me. I’m deeply inspired and grateful.”
Gregg Durrant, Inuujaq’s principal, said living in a northern community means access to almost everything is limited.
“This has been accentuated by the impact of COVID-19,” Durrant said in the release. “We are so appreciative of the warmth Ryan and Canada Goose have shown our students, their gift will be remembered for years to come.”
The roughly 300 students who attend Inuujaq School are expected to receive the gear before winter sets in.