Trade war windfall for B.C. food bank — hundreds of kilograms of unsold U.S. produce

Cochrane Food Bank gets big donation!

Almost $17,000 was raised over the holidays at Safeway for the Cochrane and Area Food Bank. .captiontext { font-size:90%;font-style: italic;margin-right:20px; } The Cochrane and Area Food Bank received a big cheque from Safeway today. A total of $16,953.46 was raised over the holidays.  Safeway staff and customers raised money at the till, with gift baskets and in-house announcements.  RELATED STORIES: Cochrane Food Bank separates from Activet…

Nanaimo food bank sees silver lining through ongoing Canada-U.S. trade war

NANAIMO - The 'buy Canadian' message seems to be resonating with local shoppers, creating a silver lining for ...

B.C. food bank received surge of U.S. produce as Canadians avoided buying it

For five weeks, a food bank in Nanaimo, B.C. says it saw a jump in the amount of American produce being donated through a food recovery program. But now, that surplus has dwindled.

U.S. produce floods B.C. food bank amid ‘buy Canadian’ tariff pushback - BC

Nanaimo's Loaves and Fishes Community Food Bank says it saw a surge in donations of U.S. produce last month amid threats from U.S. President Donald Trump.

Trade war windfall for B.C. food bank — hundreds of kilograms of unsold U.S. produce – Energeticcity.ca

The trend toward buying Canadian has created a silver lining for a food bank in Nanaimo, B.C., which has been flooded with hundreds of kilograms of American produce. Peter Sinclair, executive director of Loaves & Fishes Community Food Bank, says a food recovery program allows them to accept surplus or unsold items from their grocery store partners and wholesalers. He says when the talk of tariffs between Canada and the United States started, the…

Trade war windfall for B.C. food bank — hundreds of kilograms of unsold U.S. produce

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