Food Banks

food banks: The annual report by Food Banks Canada, issued Tuesday, reveals that 60,229 people used food banks in the province in March 2013, down 5.1 per cent from the previous year. , according to Winnipeg Free Press. And compared with March 2008, food bank use in the province was up 48.8 per cent, the study says. The number of Manitobans relying on food banks has dropped in the past year but still remains at near-record highs close to four years after the end of the economic recession. However, Manitoba reported the highest rate of children using food banks at 44.7 per cent. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.