Food Banks face heavier demand
VANCOUVER/CKNW(AM980)
11/17/2009

A new report says more and more British Columbians are turning to food banks, but the Campbell Government is taking the news in stride.

Food bank use is up 15 per-cent in BC this year, with 31 per-cent of the users children.

New Democrat Maureen Karagianis blames the Campbell Government, "Under this Government we've got the highest rate of child poverty for six years in a row. And now this year we have record breaking numbers of families looking to food banks to meet their needs."

But Children and Family development Minister Mary Polak says things aren't so bad, "When we compare to other Provinces, and they love to trot last place in Canada, we're talking about a point-one-percent difference."

The NDP says BC needs a poverty reduction plan like other Provinces.