Dave Blottner
@theiceismelting.bsky.social
a reader, a wanderer, and a Yukoner with a knack for knowing things
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Unity Garden seed kits will be available for FREE, pick up starting on May 12.
Pick up locations and times are:
Yukon Food Bank - M & F, 9-4pm
Yukon Literacy Coalition, Horwood's Mall - M-F 8:30am-6:30pm
AFTER June 2:
Yukon Literacy Coalition Learning Garden, Shipyards Park - M-F 8:30am-6:30pm
Pick up locations and times are:
Yukon Food Bank - M & F, 9-4pm
Yukon Literacy Coalition, Horwood's Mall - M-F 8:30am-6:30pm
AFTER June 2:
Yukon Literacy Coalition Learning Garden, Shipyards Park - M-F 8:30am-6:30pm
May 6, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Unity Garden seed kits will be available for FREE, pick up starting on May 12.
Pick up locations and times are:
Yukon Food Bank - M & F, 9-4pm
Yukon Literacy Coalition, Horwood's Mall - M-F 8:30am-6:30pm
AFTER June 2:
Yukon Literacy Coalition Learning Garden, Shipyards Park - M-F 8:30am-6:30pm
Pick up locations and times are:
Yukon Food Bank - M & F, 9-4pm
Yukon Literacy Coalition, Horwood's Mall - M-F 8:30am-6:30pm
AFTER June 2:
Yukon Literacy Coalition Learning Garden, Shipyards Park - M-F 8:30am-6:30pm
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"Many people are coming for the 1st time, & folks who probably never thought they'd need a food bank and to have it be sort of a silent issue during the election — it's challenging for us, to be honest,"
Food banks across Canada saw nearly 2x the rate in 2024 than 5 years ago. #cdnpoli #Foodbanks
Food banks across Canada saw nearly 2x the rate in 2024 than 5 years ago. #cdnpoli #Foodbanks
Rising demand at food banks seen as 'canary in the coal mine' for affordability crisis | CBC News
Nearly one in four people in Canada experience some form of food insecurity. Advocates want it to be more of an election issue.
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April 28, 2025 at 4:53 PM
"Many people are coming for the 1st time, & folks who probably never thought they'd need a food bank and to have it be sort of a silent issue during the election — it's challenging for us, to be honest,"
Food banks across Canada saw nearly 2x the rate in 2024 than 5 years ago. #cdnpoli #Foodbanks
Food banks across Canada saw nearly 2x the rate in 2024 than 5 years ago. #cdnpoli #Foodbanks
I was honoured and humbled to receive the Youth Educator award from the Spark 25 Youth Summit. Thank you to those who nominated me!
April 9, 2025 at 5:52 PM
I was honoured and humbled to receive the Youth Educator award from the Spark 25 Youth Summit. Thank you to those who nominated me!
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Our friends at The Rotary Club of Whitehorse Rendezvous are throwing a fundraiser party to help raise money for us to build a new kitchen! Performances by the Fiddleheads, cash bar, dinner by Kit's Kitchen and then dance the night away to the music by the Leesiders. #yukonevents
Kitchen Party 2.0
It's going to be a night of fun, food, and fantastic memories in effort towards a new kitchen for our food bank!
buff.ly
April 8, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Our friends at The Rotary Club of Whitehorse Rendezvous are throwing a fundraiser party to help raise money for us to build a new kitchen! Performances by the Fiddleheads, cash bar, dinner by Kit's Kitchen and then dance the night away to the music by the Leesiders. #yukonevents
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Every dollar helps, here's the breakdown! 🍏 🍚 #yukonfoodsecurity #yukonfoodbank #communityhelpingcommunities
bit.ly/donate-yukon...
bit.ly/donate-yukon...
April 3, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Every dollar helps, here's the breakdown! 🍏 🍚 #yukonfoodsecurity #yukonfoodbank #communityhelpingcommunities
bit.ly/donate-yukon...
bit.ly/donate-yukon...
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Did you know that we provide more than just food at our Whitehorse location? 🥫🍚 #yukonfoodbank #communitieshelpingcommunities #foodbankscanada
March 26, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Did you know that we provide more than just food at our Whitehorse location? 🥫🍚 #yukonfoodbank #communitieshelpingcommunities #foodbankscanada
Reposted by Dave Blottner
""In a developed country, food banks should not be needed. Everybody should be able to afford to eat three meals a day.… The fact that we have food insecurity in Canada, and that the rates are so high, and that they have been increasing, is a huge concern."
Food banks were never supposed to be permanent, CEO says | CBC News
Matt Noble, executive director of the "Put Food Banks Out Of Business" campaign, says the existence of food banks creates the perception that food insecurity in the country is being taken care of,…
buff.ly
March 24, 2025 at 4:53 PM
""In a developed country, food banks should not be needed. Everybody should be able to afford to eat three meals a day.… The fact that we have food insecurity in Canada, and that the rates are so high, and that they have been increasing, is a huge concern."
Canada should hit the USA where it hurts and stop upholding U.S. tech companies’ intellectual property
March 7, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Canada should hit the USA where it hurts and stop upholding U.S. tech companies’ intellectual property
This kid is driving now? Gods help us all.
Way to go Cohen Renttolb , great first lesson!
Way to go Cohen Renttolb , great first lesson!
February 15, 2025 at 10:25 PM
This kid is driving now? Gods help us all.
Way to go Cohen Renttolb , great first lesson!
Way to go Cohen Renttolb , great first lesson!
