The Grey Bruce Health Unit is using its Nutritious Food Basket survey to push for a basic income guarantee to help combat food insecurity in the province.
The 2017 results show that the average cost of feeding a family of four has risen slightly from last year to $203.61 per week, or $882 per month, up from $200.73 per week and $869.16 per month in 2016.
Public health dietitian Laura Needham said they don’t usually see a huge change in the food basket value, but it is when they put the value into context then it reveals that […]
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