Regina Food Bank gets new downtown location with drive-thru – Regina | 24CA News
It was a busy day at metropolis corridor in Regina Wednesday as the chief committee checked out numerous gadgets on the agenda with numerous delegations presenting.
First up, the Regina Food Bank hoped to safe a drive-thru lot as a part of a brand new downtown location.
The location for the brand new meals hub has already been bought from the province. The meals financial institution made a deal to purchase the previous SLGA retailer positioned at twelfth Avenue at “below market value.”
The govt committee voted unanimously to lease an empty lot on twelfth avenue behind that shuttered SLGA retailer for a drive-thru into the brand new meals financial institution location.
The meals hub will probably be completely different from current providers because it attracts inspiration from the grocery retailer idea the place folks can select what they want most.
They’ll additionally be capable of entry providers by way of the drive-thru.
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“By securing this and supporting the food bank in creating a first-of-its-kind grocery store, this will provide a humanizing way of giving this experience not just to Indigenous people but also working class and so many different people,” Alicia Morrow, one of many delegations and CEO at The Comeback Society, mentioned.
Kaytlyn Barber from the Regina Food Bank mentioned they feed greater than 12,000 folks a month, help greater than 1,500 college students, distribute 13,000 kilos of meals a day and function with out authorities funding.
“When people are food insecure, our education, health care and economic outcomes suffer. Today we offer a partnership to bring healthy food closer to more people,” she mentioned.
Shauna Flaman, additionally from the meals financial institution, mentioned getting the meals financial institution downtown will enhance accessibility by 108 per cent.
The meals financial institution’s David Froh mentioned the meals hub will probably be vibrant and can act like a grocery retailer, including that meals will nonetheless be free however with higher dignity and a greater expertise.
“More locally grown food, the site will be bright, open and the exterior will be a hub of safe activity,” he mentioned.
“Together we can feed our neighbours and rejuvenate an underfunded corner in our downtown,” John Bailey, CEO at Regina Food Bank, mentioned.
Regina’s govt council additionally checked out buying land so Cowessess First Nation can facilitate the event of an city Indigenous well being centre.
Cowessess owns the complete block of land between Albert and Angus streets and sixth and seventh avenues. Purchasing the land will take the city reserve mission to its remaining levels of completion.
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Chief Cadmus Delorme says the ability will probably be open to all folks, not simply Indigenous folks.
“This urban Indigenous health centre will have primary care, secondary care and we are finalizing partnerships with SHA. Accessible to all … but just picture a four-storey building there that will be Indigenous world view,” he mentioned.
The movement handed unanimously in govt committee Wednesday.
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