Donation comes from $80,000 contingency fund
Council to decide at special meeting at 7 p.m. on Dec. 16
Donors not too late for Lions Food Bank’s 12 Days of Christmas Giving Holiday Food Drive
Non-perishable food items and new unwrapped toys accepted at Tillicum Mall on Dec. 19
Residents wore masks, social-distanced and avoided knocking on doors
Victoria broadcast date is Friday, Dec. 8, to benefit Mustard Seed Food Bank
Drive-thru food bank and toy donation dropoff sites open up this Saturday around region
‘We found that we’re not quite prepared,’ says president of volunteer group
Students still collecting donations but for four evenings this year
Goldstream Food Bank collecting non-perishables at 1:30 p.m.
Cosmo blend designed to attract bees, and marketed with tagline ‘Bee Calm, Bee Kind, Bee Safe’
Organizers estimate spending $30,000 to stock up for those in need
Back in April, the federal government gave $100 million to national, regional and local organizations
Students split $1,115 donation between Goldstream Food Bank, mental health program
House of Lily Koi raised the money through the annual food bank fundraiser
Network started to share product with more than 10 down-Island food banks
The funds won’t address the entirety of the problem facing farmers