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THUNDER BAY — The Community Food System Report Card shows Thunder Bay has plenty of work to do to ensure the food security of all who live in the city.
“Now that’s kind of flat-lined again. I’d still say there’s a lot of interest in local food, and a lot of support for it. But we’ve kind of relaxed a little bit too much around that and I think that’s something we should keep at a high level all the time.” Kerk said in the time it took to finalize the report, the Thunder Bay District Health Unit had to reissue its nutritious food basket twice in 2022, because food prices skyrocketing.
The report also says community initiatives are struggling to fill the gaps, with a program like the soup kitchen at the Dew Drop Inn reporting a 50 per cent increase in people accessing daily meals. Wildlife harvesting is down over the past decade, an indication fewer people are relying on the land and water for food and job related to agriculture and agri-food production is up — though the number of jobs in food production has remained stable, compared to other industries.
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