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From YouTube: JUNE 17 2021 Statements Todd Stone
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The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
2nd Session
42nd Parliament
A
When
the
going
gets
tough,
the
tough
get
going,
mr
speaker,
throughout
our
province,
there
are
communities.
We
are
all
able
to
boast
about
communities
switch
time
and
time
again
punch
above
their
weight
with
respect
to
the
impact
they
have
at
the
ground
level,
in
helping
our
province's
most
vulnerable
on
the
shores
of
the
little
shoe
swap
the
village
of
chase
epitomizes
heartwarming
community
spirit,
with
unwavering
support
for
the
local
food
bank,
known
as
the
chase
hamper
under
the
leadership
of
maureen
mcdonald.
A
This
organization,
born
out
of
necessity
in
the
early
1990s,
is
indeed
a
difference
maker
and
quite
possibly
a
lifesaver
for
many
people.
Many
people
who,
through
no
fault
of
their
own,
require
assistance
to
feed
themselves
and
their
families,
and,
as
every
member
of
this
chamber
knows,
this
is
no
small
task
over
the
past
year,
largely
because
of
the
pandemic.
The
number
of
people
receiving
help
at
the
chase
hamper
has
increased
fourfold
from
within
the
vast
area
that
they
serve,
including
chase
neighboring.
A
First
nations
bands,
pritchard
chase
creek
turtle
valley,
lee
creek,
celista,
magna
bay,
englemont
and
seymour
arm.
These
challenges
in
difficult
times
have
been
met
with
vigor.
As
the
chase
hampers
volunteer
base
has
also
exploded
to
nearly
50
since
the
pandemic
hit
and
through
it
all
the
chase
hamper
forges
on
with
its
nothing
will
stop
us
attitude
chase
is
a
small
community
of
only
2
500
residents,
but
last
december,
through
the
generosity
of
area
residents,
the
hamper
was
able
to
restock
its
supplies
with
over
four
thousand
two
hundred
pounds
of
food
donations.
A
This
month,
maureen
mcdonald
and
her
colleagues
are
busy
making
plans
to
resume
a
senior
meals
program
in
july,
following
the
upgrade
of
the
chase
community
hall,
kitchen
they've
also
just
launched
an
innovative
partnership
with
the
bc.
Farmers
market
association,
which
will
see,
hamper
clients
receive
coupons
for
locally
grown
fresh
produce
and
the
chase
hamper
is
especially
proud
of
the
fact
that
they
employ
nine
people
with
disabilities.