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THUNDER BAY — Food bank usage in the Thunder Bay area is growing so quickly that it's reflecting what Volker Kromm describes as "an epidemic of need."
In a new report, Feed Ontario said the number of people using food banks has increased 15 per cent since 2019, and the number of visits has gone up by 42 per cent in the same period. Approximately 9,000 people in the region currently rely on food banks every month, including 5,000 in Thunder Bay. "There is food that is available as surplus in greenhouses or in storage buildings, but it's a matter of getting it here," Kromm said.
To help circumvent the dilemma in remote communities, RFDA has had some success reaching out to companies in the mining and forestry sectors, and to other businesses, for donations.But he feels the trend in both the city and region points to the need for more collaboration involving municipal and upper levels of government.
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