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In Saskatoon, food insecurity is at the forefront of the coronavirus pandemic
COVID-19 pandemic has affected the way people go about everyday life.People may have noticed empty store shelves and people loading up on select items, buying in bulk.Saskatchewan Health Authority and Saskatoon Inter-Agency Response to COVID-19 member Chelsea Belt says there seems to be less of that happening now.“I think we didn’t see the surges like we did in the beginning (of the pandemic) when people had money to go to the grocery store,” Belt said.“That first surge of fear (shopping) and buying everything on the shelves.”Rachel Engler-Stinger, an associate professor with the College of Medicine at the University of Saskatchewan, says in her community of Caswell Hill, unfortunate timing presented more challenges for many residents.“Our