Food banks and community organizations received a $10-million boost from the provincial government as the cost of groceries remains sky-high for many Albertans.
Food banks and community organizations from across Alberta received a $10-million boost from the provincial government as the cost of groceries remains sky-high for many. Lisa MacGregor reports.Food banks and community organizations from across Alberta received a $10-million boost from the provincial government Monday in an attempt to increase access to quality and nutritious food, as the cost of groceries remains sky-high for many.
“In the last year we’ve seen a 34 per cent increase in working Albertans coming to our food bank in Calgary — that is, folks who are working every day and just can’t make ends’ meet. “The single biggest impact to food costs right now in our country is coming from the increase the fuel cost and that’s because everywhere from the farm to transportation to grocery stores, to grocery stores themselves, are impacted by that carbon tax,” Nixon said.“The reality is that everything comes in our society either by truck and or train.
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