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Loss of Safeway hinders food bank Grocery store in Courtenay especially helpful supplying fresh produce
or moldy. “We go through everything and we make sure we don’t give out moldy produce,” Somerset insisted. There’s always a chance we might miss something, but we’re careful. We’re also covered under the Good Samaritan Act, Erin Haluschak so nobody can sue us.” Record Staff On average, Safeway donates Staff at the Comox Valley around 650 banana boxes worth Food Bank hope for another of produce to the food bank, and source to lessen the impact of the loss of food is something that the imminent drop in donations cannot be made in purchases, said Somerset. of fresh produce by Safeway. “There’s salad and fruits … Food bank manager Susan Somerset said the store, with its and we can’t possibly buy that closure less than three months much every week.” She noted during the lateaway, is the only one in the summer and earComox Valley ly-fall months, that gives the organization proOther stores give the organization does receive duce seven days us reclamation — donations from a week. other groups “It will have a cans that are dented and the public huge impact,” she — but not produce. of produce from explained. “On harvest, but they average, there are We’re not complaincan’t count on about 150 people ing because the other that every year, who we feed on a stores give us lots of and the season is Monday with provery limited. duce and bread. other things, but not “We’re just Other stores give produce. kind of holding us reclamation Susan Somerset our breath to see — cans that are what happens … dented — but not produce. We’re not complaining we just might have to do some because the other stores give begging.” ••• us lots of other things, but not After 75 years in business in produce.” Somerset noted it took about the Comox Valley, the Safeway 10 years of working with the store in Courtenay will close former president of Safeway in May 10. The store’s 120 employestablishing a relationship with ees — 50 full-time and 70 parttime — were given notice a week the food bank. Other stores, she added, hesi- ago. Parent company, Nova Scotiatate to donate produce because they don’t want to run the risk based Sobeys, cited financial of making anyone sick with fruit viability. photos@comoxvalleyrecord.com or vegetables that might be old
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STU MCKINNON, PRESIDENT of the Comox Legion, says Legions exist to support veterans and their families. PHOTO BY JAN WILDEROM
‘Rippling effect’ hurts veterans
Jan Wilderom Record Staff
A man on a mission got an entire Legion on its feet and applauding after a from-theheart speech. Petty Officer Second Class Allan Kobayashi has toured in Kosovo and Afghanistan. But this time he’s on a different mission than what he’s used to. He joined the Wounded War-
rior Run B.C. to raise money, but more importantly educate people about post-traumatic stress disorders. “The rippling effect of PTSD is endless,” said Kobayashi as the Wounded Warrior run on Vancouver Island stopped Tuesday in the Comox Valley. “They used to call it shell shock, you know, back in the trenches. ‘The olden days.’ “As education grew, as people
became more knowledgeable and knew more about stressful traumatic events, PTSD came into realization.” The Comox Legion was filled with support. A keg was donated, and all proceeds went to the Wounded War Fund. Comox Legion president Stu McKinnon said this is what the Legion is there for. “We are here to be supportive ... see SIX-DAY ■ A2
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