Caught between inflation and a high cost of living, families in the Lower Mainland and on Vancouver Island are having to make cuts on their food budgets, rely on free food programs or even a few programs at a time to get by.

Emily Fagan reports. Emily is a freelance journalist and associate producer at CBC News.


Published Tuesday, January 31, 2023.

https://thetyee.ca/News/2023/01/31/BC-Families-Cope-Grocery-Bills/

Caught between inflation and a high cost of living, families in the Lower Mainland and on Vancouver Island are having to make cuts on their food budgets, rely on free food programs or even a few programs at a time to get by. Emily Fagan reports. Emily is a freelance journalist and associate producer at CBC News. Published Tuesday, January 31, 2023. https://thetyee.ca/News/2023/01/31/BC-Families-Cope-Grocery-Bills/

BC Families Can’t Cope with Rising Grocery Bills

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