Northern Health has issued a warning about a business activity posing as a charitable campaign.
In a statement issued Tuesday, Northern Health said it has received reports of a company soliciting contributions from businesses in the region to pay for an activity book, called Healing Hands, to be donated to children in hospitals.
Northern Health said it is "not affiliated with or endorsing this book" and is asking businesses receiving phone calls requesting donations to "check very carefully about the origin of such solicitations before making a donation."
"People who are interested in making financial contributions to healthcare in Northern B.C. are encouraged to do so through local hospital foundations and auxiliaries, and other charitable organizations whose work supports health projects and health services delivery in Northern B.C.," Northern Health added.
Trouble with the book has popped up over the years.
In 2014, a hospital in Kitchener, Ont. received an unwanted box of the books along with a letter say they were "generously donated by your local business community."
Hospital spokesperson Mark Karjaluoto told the Kitchener Record that any money that goes towards the books does not go to a charity or benefit the hospital.
"They are contributing, in fact, to a business activity," he said.
