Skip to content

Saanich Subway offers free sandwiches to homeless on Christmas Day

The Wilkinson Road location will be offering free sandwiches between 10 and 11 a.m.
19917892_web1_180802-BPD-Homeless-in-Vic-file
A Saanich subway store owner is paying out of pocket to make sure people who are homeless get fed on Christmas Day. (Black Press Media file photo)

The Wilkinson Road Subway in Saanich is giving free sandwiches to people who are homeless on Christmas Day.

The store, located at 4144 Wilkinson Rd., will be giving away any sandwich of the person’s choice between 10 and 11 a.m. on Dec. 25.

READ ALSO: Three Saanich Peninsula organizations receive early Christmas presents

Store owner Inderveer Sidhu said he usually donates money to charities for the homeless over Christmas, but this year he decided to do things differently. “This is the first time we’ve done this and if it goes better we will try to do more days like that,” Sidhu said.

READ ALSO: Saanich Christmas elf delivers 1,416 pairs of socks to locals just in time for holidays

sophie.heizer@saanichnews.com



Like us on Facebook and follow @yrlocaljourno