Conference News

A group of residents in Apex has come together to provide emergency food boxes for their neighbours who are in need.

“When we started, there was a need in the community to introduce not necessarily a food bank but an emergency food box to families in need,” said co-ordinator Patience Sibanda.

“We live in Apex and have our own Facebook group called Apex Emergency Food Bank outside of the Iqaluit Public Service Announcements pages.”

It’s a small group of people who are involved, ranging from a few to a half dozen or so depending on the day. Sibanda said the effort started March 2 after Apex residents began posting on Facebook that they were in need of food but had difficulty getting to the food bank in Iqaluit.