While others across the country know Parry Sound as the jewel of the 30,000 islands; the unspoiled waters of Georgian Bay and the jutting rocks of the Canadian Shield drawing thousands of visitors...

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Meet Sherry. She worked at a resort out of town and got laid off late last year. This is why I am here, says the mother of one, of her first-ever visit to the Harvest Share food bank on...

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Louis Rice bought his weathered 1979 trailer because it was the cheapest way to own a place he can call home. The two-bedroom trailer is home to Rice, 49, his wife and their two dogs & is one who...

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When a woman from Wasauksing First Nation who had moved away from the reservation asked Councillor Hilton King if she should return home, he told her no, though it pained him to do so. I was honest;...

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Judy Godfrey says the pain from her fibromyalgia is so intense that sometimes she will just sit down and cry. The 60-year-old Parry Sound...

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Roger Fretz has kind eyes that betray none of the trouble he has gone through in his life. The 50-year-old Parry Sounder is on disability. He suffers from chronic epileptic seizures, has chronic back...

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Living with a disability can mean many things: It can mean struggling with a mental handicap or a mental disorder; a physical disability that confines you to a wheelchair or one that merely prevents you...

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December was a tight month for the Stanton family. Their five-year-old daughter underwent heart surgery in Toronto to correct her heart murmur and they had to pay city prices for food, hotel and gas...

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Jill cannot stop sobbing over the phone. She is hysterical. She tries taking deep breaths so she can speak. It works, somewhat. Through the phone line it is easy to imagine her face stained with tears. Last...

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Clinical supervisor of Addiction Outreach Muskoka-Parry Sound Bonnie Euler describes poverty and addiction as the chicken and the egg syndrome. Because if you have a substance abuse issue you...

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When a woman who used to be a food donor walked into Harvest Share Food Bank one Tuesday morning to line up for her box of food, Harvest Share co-ordinator Gail MacDonald could only hug her. MacDonald,...

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