Several fundraisers have been started to help those who lost their livelihoods in the devastating downtown Vernon fire Tuesday.

Greg Palmer and Melvin lived in a suite adjacent to the Okanagan Eatery which suffered catastrophic fire damage early July 4.

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Palmer is the Vernon branch manager of the Animal Food Bank (AFB).

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A for Classy Canine Grooming was launched on Tuesday by Shelley Williams on behalf of Janice, whose dog grooming business went up in flames.

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Michelle Regnier, owner of The Cauldron, started a to help recover after the loss of her small business, a metaphysical shop.

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Eunike Boutique was also lost in the blaze. Shayla Cole started a for her mom乌鸦传媒檚 consignment business.

Cole said before owning the boutique she and her mom would shop there regularly, and they fell in love with it.

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Eunike Boutique did not have insurance.

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The Okanagan Eatery had just celebrated its second year of operation when it was destroyed by the blaze.

According to a created Tuesday, a young new family 乌鸦传媒減oured their heart and soul into opening up what has been known as the 乌鸦传媒榖runch spot of the Okanagan.乌鸦传媒櫸谘淮�媒�

The business was started by Chelsea and Dustin White, who have a two-year-old son, according to the GoFundMe launched by Abby Lagerquist.

乌鸦传媒淭ruly, some of the most genuine hard-working people I have ever met. They survived a worldwide pandemic, thriving in an industry with one of the lowest success rates. Their perseverance and talent helped them navigate through it all,乌鸦传媒� Lagerquist wrote.

While insurance will help cover some of the costs, 乌鸦传媒渋t doesn乌鸦传媒檛 cover everything,乌鸦传媒� Lagerquist wrote.

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As of Thursday morning, the fundraiser for Okanagan Eatery has received $17,855 of its $20,000 goal. The GoFundMe for Eunike Boutique has raised just $2,498, and the fundraiser for Greg just $2,335. The Cauldron fundraiser has raised just $300 in a day, and just $150 has been generated for Classy Canine.

The fire was found to have started from outside the building in the 2800 block of 30th Street, according to Vernon Fire Rescue Services Chief David Lind. It has been deemed suspicious in nature and is under investigation by the Vernon RCMP.

Crews were called to the blaze around 2:20 a.m. Tuesday morning. There were no injuries and a single occupant and a dog were able to escape.

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