Organizers of the Esquimalt Ribfest event said they have received an outpouring of support from the community to recoup losses.

Victoria police said at the end of the event, held in the 1100 block of Lyall Street from Sept. 5 to 7, they received a report about the use of counterfeit tokens to purchase drinks .

Initial indications suggest the tokens were likely produced using a 3D printer, police said, and someone made several hundreds of copies of the $8 token used to purchase beer, wine and coolers.

This led to thousands of dollars in lost revenue for local children’s charities.

“We thought getting ripped off would be the end of the world for us, and really annoyed our entire committee, but companies like Sasquatch stepping up have made a world of difference, and we’re actually ah

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