North Island MLA Michele Babchuk ties the apron up on Social Development and Poverty Reduction Minister Sheila Malcolmson as B.C. Premier David Eby adjusts his during the announcement of $7.5 million to the United Way by the province for Food Hubs. Photo by Edward Hitchins/Campbell River Mirror
Shiela Malcolmson, with MLA Michele Babchuk to her right, acknowledged the work that continuing the work Laichwiltach does is a lesson learned from the COVID-19 pandemic: getting through tough times by working together. Photo by Edward Hitchins/Campbell River Mirror “Everyone in this province deserves access to healthy food,” said Eby while he chopped vegetables for an onlooking crowd in the kitchen and surrounded by members of B.C’s United Way and Laichwiltach Family Life Society workers. “It’s hard for a lot of families, a lot of people like seniors right now. With impacts such as global inflation, we’re seeing it at the grocery store especially.”