Food Bank

Proceeds from Lions Bingo are helping stock shelves at the Beaver Valley food bank. L-R: Theresa Buchner, Beaver Valley food bank; Lions President John Nakken; and Maddie Harlamovs. Photo: Submitted

Bingo! Help fill Beaver Valley pantry shelves

The Beaver Valley Lions host Bingo every Wednesday, 6 p.m. start, in the Fruitvale Memorial Centre

 

This year’s Share-a-Bear campaign enabled BC Liquor stores to collectively donate 16,151 bears to shelters, hospitals and other B.C. charities. Photo: Trail Times

BC Liquor, BC Cannabis stores raise nearly $950,000 for food banks

In Trail, the Food Banks BC food bank of record is at the Trail Salvation Army

 

Rotary members Monse Loteki, Graham Wilson and Maddy and Juris Harlamovs help load the truck with groceries for the Beaver Valley food bank. Photo: Submitted

Waneta Sunshine Rotary helps stock food bank

“This is wonderful and will last us until February,” said food bank volunteer Theresa Buchner.

 

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Ladies auxiliary donates to Rossland food bank

The Rossland food bank is available for residents of Rossland

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Food bank volunteers, Linda Zol and Marylynn Rakuson accept a $1,000 donation as Kiwanis Elves, Wayne Hodgson Leroy Pedersen, watch along with a Swedish Christmas Gnome, Tomte. Photo: Submitted

Trail food bank receives $1,000 tiding

Kiwanis Club of Trail’s annual Christmas tree fundraiser began Nov. 24

Food bank volunteers, Linda Zol and Marylynn Rakuson accept a $1,000 donation as Kiwanis Elves, Wayne Hodgson Leroy Pedersen, watch along with a Swedish Christmas Gnome, Tomte. Photo: Submitted
Boxes wait to be filled with provisions at The Daily Bread Food Bank warehouse in Toronto on Wednesday March 18, 2020. Canadian food insecurity researchers say holiday appeals for people to donate to their local food banks can be tough swallow. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young

Why anti-poverty researchers bristle at holiday appeals for food bank donations

Addressing hunger requires systemic changes, researchers say

Boxes wait to be filled with provisions at The Daily Bread Food Bank warehouse in Toronto on Wednesday March 18, 2020. Canadian food insecurity researchers say holiday appeals for people to donate to their local food banks can be tough swallow. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
With Christmas little more than one month away, seasonal food drives and fundraisers are launching around town. Photo: Trail Times

Stuff the Bus in downtown Trail this weekend

Event to run at Trail Ferraro Foods 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Friday, Nov. 18 and Saturday, Nov. 19

With Christmas little more than one month away, seasonal food drives and fundraisers are launching around town. Photo: Trail Times
From left to right, Salvation Army Captain Matt Kean, Chilliwack Food Bank co-ordinator Don Armstrong, Chilliwack farmer Larissa Garcia, and Captain Fiona Kean. (BC Egg photo)

600,000 eggs donated by farmers to food banks across B.C. by end of 2022

‘We don’t want any parents to be in a position where they can’t feed their kids’ - Chilliwack egg farmer

From left to right, Salvation Army Captain Matt Kean, Chilliwack Food Bank co-ordinator Don Armstrong, Chilliwack farmer Larissa Garcia, and Captain Fiona Kean. (BC Egg photo)
Boxes wait to be filled with provisions at The Daily Bread Food Bank warehouse in Toronto on Wednesday, March 18, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young

Food bank usage across Canada hit all-time high, nearly 1.5M visits in March: report

Numbers 35 per cent higher than visits in March 2019, before the pandemic hit

Boxes wait to be filled with provisions at The Daily Bread Food Bank warehouse in Toronto on Wednesday, March 18, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
A Thanksgiving turkey dinner is shown in Toronto on Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2012. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette

VIDEO: Thanksgiving dinner will come with a hefty price tag this year

Homemade turkey dinner now more than $200 for a family of four

A Thanksgiving turkey dinner is shown in Toronto on Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2012. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Kashish Hukku Jani is seen in Vancouver, on Monday, Sept. 26, 2022. Jani, 22, a fourth-year communication design student at Emily Carr University, said skyrocketing living costs make it hard to focus on her studies. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward

Inflation hits international students hard, with some turning to food banks

One Vancouver food bank said three-quarters of the students it aids were from overseas

Kashish Hukku Jani is seen in Vancouver, on Monday, Sept. 26, 2022. Jani, 22, a fourth-year communication design student at Emily Carr University, said skyrocketing living costs make it hard to focus on her studies. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
A national school food program is needed, B.C. advocates are urging. (Erin Thompson/Peninsula Clarion file)

Urgent need for a national school food program in classrooms: B.C. group

The Coalition for Healthy School Food wants the federal government to create a national program.

A national school food program is needed, B.C. advocates are urging. (Erin Thompson/Peninsula Clarion file)
Trail IncrEdible Market is looking to create a community kitchen at the Trail Memorial Centre. Photo: Jim Bailey

Trail market volunteers offer innovative approach to food safety

Trail’s Incredible Farmers’ Market can access funds to create incubator and help upgrade TMC kitchen

Trail IncrEdible Market is looking to create a community kitchen at the Trail Memorial Centre. Photo: Jim Bailey
Chilliwack was one of a number of communities plunged underwater by the November 2021 floods. B.C. is investing $2.85 million in food security funding to help build better emergency response systems and resiliency. (Jenna Hauck/ Chilliwack Progress)

B.C. announces $2.85-million food security fund ahead of wildfire, flood season

Fund includes pilot test for app that allows communities to request food as needed

Chilliwack was one of a number of communities plunged underwater by the November 2021 floods. B.C. is investing $2.85 million in food security funding to help build better emergency response systems and resiliency. (Jenna Hauck/ Chilliwack Progress)
In 2022, 50,000 dozen eggs will be donated to food banks across the province. Photo: Submitted

B.C. egg farmers get cracking on food bank donations

BC Egg and Food Banks BC have announced an agreement between the…

In 2022, 50,000 dozen eggs will be donated to food banks across the province. Photo: Submitted
Volunteers with the Trail United Church food bank graciously accept a huge load of groceries from Liberty Foods staff. Photo: Liberty Foods/Instagram

Liberty Foods gives back to Kootenay communities

Customers have donated 55,000+ lbs of food since 2009

Volunteers with the Trail United Church food bank graciously accept a huge load of groceries from Liberty Foods staff. Photo: Liberty Foods/Instagram
Trail Salvation Army is feeding locals from a mobile truck in downtown Trail three nights a week from now and until June. Photos: Sheri Regnier

Mobile unit helps feed the Trail community

The truck is out-and-about three days a week, serving between 70 to 85 people each night.

Trail Salvation Army is feeding locals from a mobile truck in downtown Trail three nights a week from now and until June. Photos: Sheri Regnier
Bringing Community to Your Door is a program that provides hot meals for Greater Trails vulnerable families and individuals. Photos: Submitted

Home-cooked meal delivery in Greater Trail comes with a side of community goodwill

Food security is becoming a major concern for communities, when unemployment and isolation is high

Bringing Community to Your Door is a program that provides hot meals for Greater Trails vulnerable families and individuals. Photos: Submitted
Volunteers dedicate themselves year round supporting and helping to feed several hundred patrons at the Trail United Church food bank. Photo: Rylee Edwards

Poem praises Canada’s food banks

Garth Ukrainetz shares a piece he penned as a tribute to the Edmonton Food Bank

Volunteers dedicate themselves year round supporting and helping to feed several hundred patrons at the Trail United Church food bank. Photo: Rylee Edwards
A new West Coast Seeds pollinator mix of cosmos pays tribute to Dr. Bonnie Henry. (Submitted photo/ We Are The Northern)

New blend by West Coast Seeds to bloom in Dr. Bonnie Henry’s name

Cosmo blend designed to attract bees, and marketed with tagline ‘Bee Calm, Bee Kind, Bee Safe’

A new West Coast Seeds pollinator mix of cosmos pays tribute to Dr. Bonnie Henry. (Submitted photo/ We Are The Northern)