N.S. news: Sydney sees pre-storm food drive [Video]

Before the snow arrived, the Sobeys on Prince Street in Sydney, N.S., was a busy spot to say the least on Friday.

Even if it wasn’t planned this way, the crowds at the grocery store made for a perfect day for an outdoor food drive.

“It’s hard, but you’ve got to give what you can give, even if it’s only a little bit,” said one woman as she made a donation.

The Loaves and Fishes food bank and community kitchen and the Jane Paul Centre — which is considered a safe haven for Indigenous women and girls — received the donated cash and perishable foods.

“This food is going to make all the difference in the world,” said Terri-Anne Johnson of the Jane Paul Centre. “Hunger doesn’t take a holiday. It doesn’t take storm days.”

Johnson and her co-workers have seen the need since the cost of living started to skyrocket.

“People are homeless and they need easy things that they …