Discussions about rising fuel costs were a highlight during a panel discussion hosted by the Truro and Colchester Chamber of Commerce on Thursday. Participants agreed rapidly rising fuel costs are tough on farmers, manufacturers, truckers, and retailers. But an even bigger worry is the labour shortage, which is slowing down the production of local food […]
Visits to food banks up, schools struggling with food program costs, public accounts committee hears
More Nova Scotians are struggling with the rising cost of food, with record numbers turning to Feed Nova Scotia for help. The non-profit’s executive director Nick Jennery was one of several witnesses who appeared before the provincial public accounts committee on Wednesday to address rising food costs and food inflation in Nova Scotia. “Thousands of […]