The Evan Bray Show - John Bailey & Laurie O'Connor - August 1st, 2024

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The Moose Jaw Food Bank is able to continue offering meals thanks to a surge of support after it announced earlier this month a desperate need for donations. Last week, the Saskatchewan Government announced it would be providing $2 million dollars to Food Banks of Saskatchewan to help Saskatchewan families and food banks with high food costs. John Bailey, Regina Foodbank CEO and Laurie O'Connor, executive director for the Saskatoon Food Bank and Learning Centre, joined Evan to speak about the donation and give a mid-summer update.
1 Aug 2024 1PM English South Africa News Commentary

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