Twenty-two bakers make goodies to sell in Dawson Creek for firefighter injured on highway

DAWSON CREEK, B.C. — A Dawson Creek local is organizing a bake sale to help raise funds to support Captain Brooks Gower, a local firefighter who is recovering from traumatic injuries. 

Captain Gower was struck while on duty on October 29th on Highway 97 south of Groundbirch while responding to a crash. 

Captain Gower was thrown 12 to 15 feet into the air and suffered fractures in both his legs, nine broken ribs and five fractured vertebrae. He had to undergo an eight-hour surgery after the incident.

Judith McPherson is doing her bit by organizing a bake sale on December 6th from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Poppy and Co. 

When asked how she got involved, McPherson told Energeticcity.ca: “Everybody knows the captain of the fire department. 

“So I put up a Facebook post and I’ll help organise it, then it just blew up.” 

Asked about why she chose a bake sale to raise funds, McPherson said: “With it being so close to Christmas, we figured, why not make baked goods?

“Everybody loves cookies, date squares and butter tarts. 

“We have it there, and you can take them and keep them for Christmas.”

With the fundraising event tomorrow, McPherson hopes to raise over $5,000 for the Gower family. 

Over 22 local bakers have volunteered their time and baked goods for this event. 

McPherson praised those who volunteered to help from “just one little Facebook post.”

For every $5 spent at the bake sale, the community can choose a raffle ticket with the opportunity to win prizes from over 30 businesses. 

The message that McPherson has for Captain Gower and his family is: “We just wish him well, wish him the speediest recovery, and to let him know that this entire community is behind him, his wife and his kids.”