Fuel Good Day 2025 raises nearly $8,000 for local groups

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The Co-op Gas Bar in Fort St. John. (file)

FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. — The Fort St. John Co-op raised a “record-breaking” amount for Fuel Good Day 2025.

The Co-op announced last week that the annual fundraiser brought in a total of $7,991.19 in support of three local organizations: the School District 60 Band, North Paw Animal Rescue and the Energetic Edge Cheer Association.

According to the Co-op, the School District 60 Band received $3,710.26, North Paw Animal Rescue received $2,030.78 and the Energetic Edge Cheer Association received $2,250.15.

“We appreciate everyone who fuelled up, enjoyed the BBQ, made a purchase and to our dedicated team members for their hard work,” the Co-op said in a September 25th Facebook post. “Together, we made a difference!”

The event, held on September 16th at Co-op gas bars around the country, including in Fort St. John and Fort Nelson, invited residents to fuel up and purchase in-store items, with a portion of proceeds going directly to the selected charities.

Both locations also hosted barbecues by donation, drawing steady community support throughout the day.

This year’s total marks the most ever raised locally through Fuel Good Day, nearly doubling the $4,352.11 raised in 2024, which is described as “record-breaking” in the Facebook post.

According to Federated Co-operatives Limited, Fuel Good Day has raised over $4.9 million across western Canada since 2017, supporting food banks, schools, healthcare groups, animal shelters and other community organizations.