A growing number of Nova Scotia families are turning to food banks as the surging cost of groceries and fuel put additional strain on people’s budgets.
Halifax Water has applied to the Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board for general rate increases. If approved, the increase for the average person would be around $5 per month by 2023.
Non-profit and volunteer organizations in Nova Scotia, already stretched thin by two years of the COVID-19 pandemic, have been hit hard by the latest Omicron-driven wave.
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