Sahtu residents open to MLA’s food bank idea. But who will do the work? – CBC

May 16, 2025

MLA Danny McNeely has been pitching idea for food bank distribution hub in the region

Heather Bourassa says the food bank she helps run from the basement of the church in Fort Good Hope, N.W.T., has the potential to do more for the community – if it were to have more support.

She and her friend, Nadine Tatchinron, volunteer to make up food hampers as they’re needed. They don’t advertise what they do – and they respond to referrals and requests for help.

“There’s definitely a need for the groceries. For, like, homes with unemployment, or just because of the high cost of living. Definitely we have requests for food on a regular basis,” she said.

Sahtu residents open to MLA’s food bank idea. But who will do the work? – CBC

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