Ottawa Food Bank working to get food for those in need
Posted May 25, 2022 04:27:05 PM.
Representatives of the Ottawa Food Bank are working as quickly as possible to ensure residents in need have access to food in the aftermath of the severe storm that made its way through the nation's capital on Saturday, May 21.
Rachael Wilson, the chief executive officer at the Ottawa Food Bank, told The Sam Laprade Show on Tuesday, May 24 that while the storm didn't impact electricity at the Ottawa Food Bank, the same could not be said for some of the organization's partnering agencies.
“We work with 108 different agencies and 28 of those are community food banks which are sort of the traditional food banks and nine of those have been without power which means all of that food has to be thrown out,” she said.
She noted that colleagues in Banff had to throw away three freezers worth of meat and two fridges full of food.
“We are working really hard to try and get food back here at the Ottawa Food Bank to get food back out to the community,” added Wilson.
Wilson said unlike the 2018 tornadoes, the impact of the most recent storm is more widespread.
“The tornadoes were a little more concentrated in particular areas, and we are seeing affects from Orléans all the way through to Stittsville…so it really is right across the city where we are seeing needs,” she added.
Listen to the full interview with Rachael Wilson below:
