r/halifax • u/insino93 • 11h ago

News, Weather & Politics Souls Harbour served fewer Thanksgiving meals in Nova Scotia this year

https://www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/nova-scotia/article/souls-harbour-served-fewer-thanksgiving-meals-in-nova-scotia-this-year/
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u/IStillListenToRadio Float me down the river to the Musquodoboit harbor 10h ago edited 10h ago

However, Porter doesn’t think that’s an accurate snapshot of people’s financial status. She points to the three government cheques that all came in at the same time last week as a potential reason why their numbers were down.

“There was the normal paycheque from social assistance, and then there was a HST and then the grocery rebate on top of that which is quite a bit of money for someone who wants to spend thanksgiving in their own home,” Porter says.

The GST and CGEB are the same thing, but IA recipients also get a poverty reduction credit on GST month.

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u/GIJuice 11h ago

One would believe!!! This is better news... so much so , it would be great if the services are progressively whittled down to just a few meals a year.

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u/MmeLaRue 11h ago

On the one hand, it might seem as though demand has gone down. On the other hand, there may have been more group settings - families hosting more members, groups of friends getting together to share a bigger and more varied spread - which took some pressure off charitable groups on the day, but which won't necessarily translate well to fuller shelves in the days after. It' a reminder that these needs persist all the year round.