Tag: Food banks
Fare with Flair: Rice and chickpeas a great complement to grilled fish or meat
Rice is a terrific accompaniment to many meals.
Letters to the Editor: October 18, 2024
Push to defund CBC pure politics
Thanksgiving food drive enters home stretch with ground to make up
As the Thanksgiving food drive enters the home stretch, the London Food Bank is noticing an increase in donations, one of its co-directors says. Glen Pearson said after a slow start to the drive that began Oct. 4, he expected tough economic times finally would curtail donations, but that suddenly changed. “Some of our food […]
Tenant living ‘one day at a time’ as eviction deadline passes
Evicted from her apartment, Carol Rogers is glad to have found a new place to live, but fears other tenants who stayed past the eviction date in the building she used to live in could face homelessness. Ken Thompson, one of as many of five tenants still in their units at 435 Nelson St., shares […]
Ottawa, Queen’s Park dole out $12M to protect farms from extreme weather
The federal and provincial governments are spending $12 million to better protect Ontario’s farm lands from extreme weather and its agricultural toll.