COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect businesses and livelihoods as the second wave gains ground, and more people than ever are turning to food banks for help.
In addition, fewer people are able to make donations.Kim Metzger, the president of the food bank in Sooke on Vancouver Island, told Global News that before COVID-19, staff would provide for about 70 families a week.
Now, they provide for about 104 families on average, and that’s considered a slow week.“That’s a lot of people and a lot of food, and when the tourist-driven industries out here are not able to operate to full capacity, that really affects our communities.