food security

A Loblaws grocery store is shown at a Bowmanville, Ont. shopping centre on Tuesday Feb. 28, 2023. Almost two-thirds of Canadians feel that inflation at the grocery store is getting worse, a new poll suggests, even as food inflation has been steadily cooling. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Doug Ives

Canadians believe grocery inflation worsening, 18% boycotting Loblaw: poll

Inflation has, in fact, been slowing, but that doesn’t mean prices have been going down

 

Statistics Canada says food prices drove inflation lower in April, with the cost of groceries rising 1.4 per cent compared with a year ago. Beef and meat products are displayed for sale at a grocery store in Aylmer, Que., on Thursday, May 26, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Food driving inflation down, but groceries far costlier than a few years ago

Grocery prices are up 21.4% compared with three years earlier, according to Statistics Canada

 

Shawn Palmer (right) and others with Chilliwack People First, a self-advocacy group for people with disabilities, along with Chris Kizmann from the Salvation Army (second from right) were at the Care and Share Centre on April 25, 2024 following their successful food drive. (Jenna Hauck/ Chilliwack Progress)

Food drive: Disability-advocacy group in Chilliwack collects 900 lbs of food

Goal for self-advocacy group for people with developmental disabilities was to help people like them

 

Parent Jessica Redhead picks up free groceries at The Hub in Central Elementary School in Chilliwack. (Jennifer Feinberg/ The Chilliwack Progress)

VIDEO: Food security ramps up with fresh produce at B.C. elementary school

The Hub offers ‘barrier-free’ food, hygiene products, support to 140 families at Central Elementary

Parent Jessica Redhead picks up free groceries at The Hub in Central Elementary School in Chilliwack. (Jennifer Feinberg/ The Chilliwack Progress)
Boxes of donated food items are shown at the Moisson Montreal food bank in Montreal, Saturday, December 7, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes

Challenging month for Canadian food banks amid holidays, rising demand

The latest numbers available show over 1.9 million Canadians accessed a food bank in just one month

Boxes of donated food items are shown at the Moisson Montreal food bank in Montreal, Saturday, December 7, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
Stuart Lilley, founder of ReFeed Farm in Langley, is asking for the community’s help to keep the regenerative farm afloat. (Kyler Emerson/Langley Advance Times)

B.C. firm that saved 11 million pounds of food from landfill facing closure

Langley’s ReFeed Farm uses circular nutrition model, looking to transition to non-profit, needs help

Stuart Lilley, founder of ReFeed Farm in Langley, is asking for the community’s help to keep the regenerative farm afloat. (Kyler Emerson/Langley Advance Times)
A cart is overflowing with pre-filled bags of food, during a Thanksgiving food drive for the Ottawa Food Bank at a grocery store in Ottawa, on Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023. A Statistics Canada study says nearly seven million Canadians struggled with hunger over the past 12 months.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

Hunger real for 7 million Canadians as inflation gnaws away food security

Statistics Canada say 18% of the country dealt with food insecurity in 2022

A cart is overflowing with pre-filled bags of food, during a Thanksgiving food drive for the Ottawa Food Bank at a grocery store in Ottawa, on Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023. A Statistics Canada study says nearly seven million Canadians struggled with hunger over the past 12 months.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
A Thanksgiving dinner displayed on a table. (AP File Photo/Matthew Mead)

Sobeys issues Western Canada turkey recall ahead of Thanksgiving

Spot check revealed ‘off odour’

A Thanksgiving dinner displayed on a table. (AP File Photo/Matthew Mead)
Fresh produce is shown at a market in Toronto on Wednesday Feb. 2, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn

Food insecurity a ‘public health crisis’ for B.C.’s Indigenous kids

Food costs hurting First Nations children at disproportionately high levels here and across Canada

Fresh produce is shown at a market in Toronto on Wednesday Feb. 2, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
Workers gather food for a homeless mission while at the Edmonton Food Bank, in Edmonton on Friday July 21, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson.

Gleaning, produce rescue at food banks helps feed communities, reduce waste

‘What prevailed was the practicality that food should not go to waste’

Workers gather food for a homeless mission while at the Edmonton Food Bank, in Edmonton on Friday July 21, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson.
Tydel Foods owner Brigida Crosbie with customer Joanne Gianforte. (Jennifer Feinberg/ Chilliwack Progress)

VIDEO: Chilliwack meat shop feeding low-income residents, seniors with compassion

The philosophy at Tydel Foods is simple, said owner Brigida Crosbie: ‘It’s people over profit’

Tydel Foods owner Brigida Crosbie with customer Joanne Gianforte. (Jennifer Feinberg/ Chilliwack Progress)
Santa Claus Parade chair Shane Nickel-Thibodeau handed Cranbrook Foodbank Society volunteer coordinator Rachel Wolff a cheque for $3,957.03 on March 22. The money will go towards obtaining food essentials to feed locals in need (photo by Gillian Francis)

Supply chain shortage impacts Calgary and Cranbrook food banks

Calgary Food Bank has stopped supplying Cranbrook Foodbank Society with goods

Santa Claus Parade chair Shane Nickel-Thibodeau handed Cranbrook Foodbank Society volunteer coordinator Rachel Wolff a cheque for $3,957.03 on March 22. The money will go towards obtaining food essentials to feed locals in need (photo by Gillian Francis)
Salmon Arm’s Nan Gray sits with some of her preserves, ‘yellow’ cans, and bags of frozen foods, which have been staples of her frugal diet for years. (Martha Wickett - Salmon Arm Observer)

‘Stone soup’: B.C. woman reflects on stretching food dollars amid high inflation

Salmon Arm woman learned many ways to ensure access to enough food

Salmon Arm’s Nan Gray sits with some of her preserves, ‘yellow’ cans, and bags of frozen foods, which have been staples of her frugal diet for years. (Martha Wickett - Salmon Arm Observer)
Eggs are sorted at an egg farm in West Lincoln, Ont., on Monday, March 7, 2016. Canada’s supply managed egg industry is quietly emerging as a boon for Canadian consumers as other countries grapple with massive egg shortages, rationing and spiking prices. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Peter Power

‘Made-in-Canada system’ keeps egg supply stable. But is it also keeping prices high?

Egg prices climbed 16.5 per cent from December 2021 to 2022

Eggs are sorted at an egg farm in West Lincoln, Ont., on Monday, March 7, 2016. Canada’s supply managed egg industry is quietly emerging as a boon for Canadian consumers as other countries grapple with massive egg shortages, rationing and spiking prices. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Peter Power
Apples speed along as they’re sorted for size and quality at the BelleHarvest packing and storage facility, Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022, in Belding, Mich. This process happens repeatedly throughout the year as apples are taken out of special storage rooms that help them stay fresher. They are then sent to grocery stores. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

Fight to curb food waste increasingly turns to science

ReFed: 500,000 pounds of food could be diverted from landfills annually with better packaging

Apples speed along as they’re sorted for size and quality at the BelleHarvest packing and storage facility, Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022, in Belding, Mich. This process happens repeatedly throughout the year as apples are taken out of special storage rooms that help them stay fresher. They are then sent to grocery stores. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
In 2022, the minimum living wage in Metro Vancouver increased to $24.08 per hour, the highest it’s been since first calculated in 2008. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graeme Roy

New report estimates new living wage for Lower Mainland – and its higher than ever before

Metro Vancouver sees its highest living wage ever while Victoria has highest in the province

In 2022, the minimum living wage in Metro Vancouver increased to $24.08 per hour, the highest it’s been since first calculated in 2008. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graeme Roy
A red pepper grows on a vine in a greenhouse in Delta, B.C., Friday, Oct. 26, 2018. With rising food and energy costs and more frequent extreme weather, the indoor agriculture industry has the potential to feed Canadians more reliably and maybe more sustainably, using greenhouses, vertical farms and hydroponic technology. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward

Indoor growing could feed Canadians — and others — year-round

Canada relies heavily on imports for produce

A red pepper grows on a vine in a greenhouse in Delta, B.C., Friday, Oct. 26, 2018. With rising food and energy costs and more frequent extreme weather, the indoor agriculture industry has the potential to feed Canadians more reliably and maybe more sustainably, using greenhouses, vertical farms and hydroponic technology. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
Daybreak Farms general manager Kieran Christison thanked the community for their “eggstraordinary” support as the farm can now get started on upgrades. (Michael Bramadat-Willcock/Terrace Standard).

City of Terrace backs northwest B.C.’s biggest egg producer to double output

Daybreak Farms wins big with approval to expand and modernize egg production

Daybreak Farms general manager Kieran Christison thanked the community for their “eggstraordinary” support as the farm can now get started on upgrades. (Michael Bramadat-Willcock/Terrace Standard).
Old Massett Village Council received 21,000 pounds of potatoes, which they are distributing to residents on Haida Gwaii. (Photo: Christopher David Horner)

The hot potato drop hits Haida Gwaii with 20,000 lbs of spuds

A bag of potatoes will be given to each household

Old Massett Village Council received 21,000 pounds of potatoes, which they are distributing to residents on Haida Gwaii. (Photo: Christopher David Horner)
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Child hunger a major concern as Canadians hit by soaring food prices

About a third of people who rely on Canadian food banks are children

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