Tag: Carolyn McLeod-McCarthy

GUELPH POLITICAST #516 – A Snapshot of Food Insecurity This Holiday Week (feat. Carolyn McLeod-McCarthy and Dawn Wheeler)

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There’s no escaping just how crushing the increasing cost of groceries is, and it’s even been affecting the people we might consider affluent, so how tough is it for the organizations we depend on who are trying to level the playing field, and can they overcome those same economic pressures themselves? On this holiday week, we tackle the essential questions on local food security with two people who know about it. Continue reading “GUELPH POLITICAST #516 – A Snapshot of Food Insecurity This Holiday Week (feat. Carolyn McLeod-McCarthy and Dawn Wheeler)” →

GUELPH POLITICAST #453 – The Changing Food Bank (feat. Carolyn McLeod-McCarthy)

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It’s hard to think of any aid agency busier these days than the Guelph Food Bank these days, and to prove it, they went to city council last November during budget delegation night to ask for help. It might come as a surprise to learn that the Food Bank has never received any government funding, but it’s proof that food insecurity is now outside their control, and it’s the reason for changes that they’ve started to undertake. Continue reading “GUELPH POLITICAST #453 – The Changing Food Bank (feat. Carolyn McLeod-McCarthy)” →