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Saskatoon’s Friendship Inn prepares for rising demand over Thanksgiving
The Friendship Inn in Saskatoon is preparing to serve its annual Thanksgiving turkey dinner.
It served 55,000 meals in September, its third straight month serving more than 50,000.
CEO Sandra Kary said the organization expects to serve more than 2,500 meals over Thanksgiving, which would exceed last year’s total of close to 2,500.
She said demand has grown as the city expands and living costs rise.
People on fixed incomes may have less money for food when other costs increase.
The Inn is preparing food ahead of the holiday and has volunteers and supplies ready.
It welcomes donations, and Kary said each meal costs about $5 to make.
Saskatoon’s Friendship Inn served 55,000 meals in September, its third consecutive month serving more than 50,000.
The organization expected demand to remain high over Thanksgiving weekend and anticipated serving more than the nearly 2,500 meals it served last year.
Friendship Inn CEO Sandra Kary said the Thanksgiving turkey dinner is the organization’s biggest meal of the year.
Kary said rising living costs and Saskatoon’s growth are contributing to increased demand for meals.
The inn said it was prepared with food and volunteers but would welcome more donations, including money, turkeys, coffee, peanut butter and jam.
- Who
- Saskatoon’s Friendship Inn, led by CEO Sandra Kary
- What
- Preparing to serve Thanksgiving meals amid increasing demand
- When
- Thanksgiving weekend 2026
- Where
- Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
- Why
- The inn’s CEO cited rising living costs and the growth of the city as factors behind increased demand.
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It’s our biggest meal of the entire year.
It takes five dollars per plate to make a meal
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- Meals served in September
- 55,000
- Consecutive months with more than 50,000 meals
- Three
- Thanksgiving meals served last year
- Close to 2,500, according to Kary
- Cost per meal
- $5 per plate
- Location
- Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
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