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Cape Bretoners donate unused vacation money to food bank The pandemic has affected the Glace Bay Food Bank in two ways. The number of clients in need is down a bit, but cash donations from the public are way up. Social Sharing Glace Bay Food Bank says need actually fell over the last year, but extra cash meant extra groceries CBC News · Posted: May 18, 2021 6:00 AM AT | Last Updated: May 18 The Glace Bay Food Bank, only open on weekdays, serves up to 60 hot meals a day upstairs, while volunteers hand out up to 25 food hampers a day downstairs.(Tom Ayers/CBC)

Government Supports the Food Needs of Vulnerable Nova Scotians May 10, 2021 - 2:47 PM The Rankin government is investing $1.3 million to help ensure vulnerable Nova Scotians get the food they need during the third wave of COVID-19. This funding will be provided to Feed Nova Scotia, smaller food banks and charitable organizations, and Family Resource Centres across Nova Scotia. “Nova Scotians have been amazing at coming together as a community and helping each other through the third wave of the pandemic,” said Premier Iain Rankin. “Unfortunately, not everyone has people close by to lean...

(stock photo) All public schools in Halifax Regional Municipality and surrounding areas not already doing so will close Tuesday and start preparations to move to at-home learning as of Thursday. This move affects all pre-primary children and grades primary to 12 public school students in Halifax Regional Centre for Education (HRCE), as well as Conseil scolaire acadian provincial (CSAP) schools and Chignecto Central's schools in the Enfield, Elmsdale and Mount Uniacke areas. Nova Scotia's Minister of Education and Early Childhood Development said the decision was made out of an abundance of...

Support for Vulnerable Nova Scotians April 12, 2021 - 1:59 PM NOTE: Photos of Community Services Minister Kelly Regan and representatives from the Salvation Army can be found here: https://novascotia.ca/news/photos/2021/04/12/ Vulnerable Nova Scotians will continue to have the resources and protection they need during the pandemic, thanks to $11.5 million in funding from the federal Safe Restart Agreement. Community groups and organizations that support vulnerable Nova Scotians have received funds so they can help those who need it most. The Salvation Army received $3.5 million for their new ...

  HALIFAX -- For people without a place to call home, the holidays can be an especially tough time of year. With the number of homeless individuals having grown in Atlantic Canada, generosity and goodwill on behalf of organizations throughout the Maritimes is ensuring everyone has a safe and merry holiday season. At Phoenix Learning Centre in Fredericton, raising spirits is the main focus. On Christmas Day, for the first time, the facility hosted a turkey dinner provided by Fredericton Community Kitchens. "Christmas is always hard. We look at Christmas as being for family; this group is ...