them. Legislation and policies are also constantly being updated. If you need to clarify something you always want to go straight to the source
of that organization or government agency
Loblaw Card Program e.g. Independent Grocer
Loblaw discovered that Canadians were overcharged for the cost of some packaged bread products in our stores and other grocery stores across Canada. In response, we're offering eligible customers a $25 Loblaw Card, which can be used to purchase items sold in our grocery stores across Canada (stores listed below).
Community rallies behind Sackville Food Bank | The Sackville Tribune Post
Shelves filled in time for winter season
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Legislation and policies are also constantly being updated. If you need to clarify something you always want to go straight to the source of that organization or government agency.
The Sackville Food Bank
Address # 5 Willow Lane (off of Lorne street and across from the back entrance into Mel's).
Open Wednesday's (9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.)
Parking at Rose's Independent Store (Save Easy), or in the back parking lot.
Deliveries accepted on Tuesday's (8:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.), as well as on Wednesday's (7:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.) Phone # (536- 4164).
If it is your first time using the Foodbank.
- You will need your New Brunswick (NB) Health Care to indicated you live in NB.
- They will ask you to fill out a very brief application/budget.
Don't worry if you have any questions or any problems just call them or ask someone there. They are there to help
Food banks: What they need, what they don't
If you want to donate to fight hunger, remember that it's always best to check what local food banks need. (Many food banks have wish lists on their websites.) You don't want to burden food banks with goods that take up space and aren't a good fit.
The New Brunswick Association of Food Banks, District 5, Sackville and Area Assistance Center, Sackville Food Bank
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5 common myths about food bank use in Canada
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Quebec food banks team up with grocery stores to use up unsold food | Toronto Star
MONTREAL-Quebec food banks and some of the province's grocery stores are teaming up to ensure that perfectly edible food will end up in the hands of those who need it most and not at local landfills.
'Why not? We have extra': Community Cupboard provides food in Winnipeg
A repurposed cabinet atop a pole was the centre of attention in Winnipeg's Centennial neighbourhood Sunday, after a local couple installed a Community Cupboard on Fountain Street near Logan Avenue. "I didn't know people would be so interested in giving and I didn't know that so many people would be in need and walking by," said Kelly Hughes, who built the cupboard with his partner Andrea Vaile.
Walmart Canada - Food Banks Canada announces landmark $2.6 million grant from the Walmart Foundation to build capacity in the Canadian food bank network
Mississauga ON (March 21, 2017) - Food Banks Canada today announced a landmark grant from the Walmart Foundation of $2.6 million, which joins a previous grant of $2 million to Food Banks Canada, to build capacity in the Canadian food bank network.