The food bank, located in Fort McMurray, hands out about 600 hampers and serves about 30 to 40 new clients every month. But donations are a bit low, said executive director Dan Edwards.

The food bank in Fort McMurray is back up and running, and could see more people coming through its doors in the next week alone than during the entire month before the wildfire. The Wood ...

The Wood Buffalo Food Bank is spending $9,000 a week on non-perishable food items, trying to meet an overwhelming need in Fort McMurray. Organziers describe the current demand as “off the charts.” ...

2:55 Fort McMurray food bank struggling to keep up with demand Fort McMurray food bank struggling to keep up with demand A fire at the food bank in Fort McMurray destroyed an estimated 70 pallets ...

Fort McMurray — Fort McMurray’s food bank faces a huge increase in demand. Arianna Johnson, executive director of the Wood Buffalo Food Bank, said on the first day the food bank reopened ...

Food bank usage among seniors has skyrocketed in the Fort McMurray region since a devastating wildfire destroyed hundreds of homes in the northern Alberta city. Before the May 2016 wildfire, the food ...

Dan Edwards watched Fort McMurray, Alberta, turn into the insolvency capital of Canada from a brown brick warehouse on King Street, home to the Wood Buffalo Food Bank. Ten years ago, about 2,000 ...

Fort McMurray residents have more non-mortgage debt than any other major city in Canada and is above the national average, ...

The Wood Buffalo Food Bank, in Fort McMurray, Alberta, fed 15,000 clients in 2021/22. According to Scott, the region is a hub for newcomers to Canada, and she estimates that at least half of the food ...

Wildfires have destroyed at least 2,400 buildings in Alberta, Canada, and forced the mandatory evacuation of more than 90,000 people – including the entire city of Fort McMurray. Residents in ...

The food bank, located in Fort McMurray, hands out about 600 hampers and serves about 30 to 40 new clients every month. But donations are a bit low, said executive director Dan Edwards. The food drive ...