Food bank usage in B.C. has increased nearly 80% since 2019, report finds

The number of visits to B.C. food banks has increased by nearly 80 per cent since the last pre-pandemic year of 2019, a new ...
Business in Vancouver

B.C. startup tackles food insecurity with fungi-based nutrition

A B.C. innovation originally designed for astronauts’ diets is now appearing on the dinner tables of many families in need.
The Columbian

Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive in desperate need of volunteers for Saturday event

Volunteers Matthias Bundy, 15, right, and Emersen-Castillo Morales, 12, lload food donated to the Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive in 2023. The food drive in Vancouver is in desperate need of volunteers, ...
The Columbian

Vancouver FISH receives 30,000 pounds of food for families in need

FISH Vancouver recently received 30,000 pounds of food and household supplies from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. (Contributed by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) ...
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B.C., Sask. food banks trade local harvests, highlight distribution challenges

Think of it as a potluck — but, like, a potluck with diners 1,300 kilometres apart, packing about 40 tonnes of food on the table. The Greater Vancouver Food Bank recently found itself with a big ...
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Conservatives press Liberals on cost of living as reports show food bank use soaring

The Conservatives are pressing the federal government over the rising cost of living as new reports show more Canadians are turning to food banks and community organizations.