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Shane Dankoski is an extremely normal guy. Or he was, until he started handing out toilet paper.

In the past weekend, Dankoski and his family have given more than 200 rolls of TP to families in Saskatoon who need a helping hand (or roll).

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It’s not something that normally earns attention, but in recent weeks, COVID-19 panic-buying has cleared Saskatoon shelves of the treasured tissue. No one is really sure why toilet paper stockpiling became the de facto response to a pandemic instead of, for example, food or medicine, and industry spokespeople have been clear there is no shortage of the stuff. But Dankoski began to hear of many families who legitimately couldn’t get the stuff, even as others hoarded it.

“I couldn’t imagine being a single mom and literally sitting here with your children unable to get toilet paper,” Dankoski said.

He makes a living as a semi-truck driver. One day, on a run to a smaller town, he saw the shelves at local grocery stores were full — a far cry from Saskatoon. He had plenty at home, but phoned his wife Alesia to ask if he should pick some up for others. She said yes. He posted on Facebook offering to hand it out.