By\u00a0\u00a0Mike Stimpson, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Thunder Bay Source SIOUX LOOKOUT \u2013 The high cost of putting food on the table in northern First Nations is impacting public health, according to a Sioux Lookout First Nations Health Authority official. A new report from the health authority says families in northern First Nations are spending a quarter of their income on basic foods. Authors of The Cost of Eating Well in Kiiwetinoong estimate the cost of feeding a family of four with a healthy diet in the remote communities served by the health authority is up to 69 per cent higher \u201cthan a similar healthy diet purchased in Northwestern Ontario towns and cities.\u201d \u201cI think it certainly impacts on families,\u201d Janet Gordon, the health authority\u2019s vice-president of community health, said Thursday…. <\/p>\n
By\u00a0\u00a0Mike Stimpson, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Thunder Bay Source SIOUX LOOKOUT \u2013 The high cost of putting food on the table in northern First Nations is impacting public health, according to a Sioux Lookout First Nations Health Authority official. A new report from the health authority says families in northern First Nations are spending a quarter of their income on basic foods. Authors of The Cost of Eating Well in Kiiwetinoong estimate the cost of feeding a family of four with a healthy diet in the remote communities served by the health authority is up to 69 per cent higher \u201cthan a similar healthy diet purchased in Northwestern Ontario towns and cities.\u201d \u201cI think it certainly impacts on families,\u201d Janet Gordon, the health authority\u2019s vice-president of community health, said Thursday.... <\/p>\n