Category: Food Security

Best Before? Expiry? What’s the difference!

Posted by on March 2, 2023 in Diet, environment, Food Security, Nutrition

Here’s a quick guide to help you understand how to use expiration and best before dates, to know what each term means and when food is safe to consume, to […]

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PCN Signs the Bow Valley Food Charter

Posted by on September 8, 2022 in Community, Food Security, Nutrition

This week we were pleased to signed the Bow Valley Food Charter! Developed by the Bow Valley Food Alliance through engaging diverse community voices, the aim is to unite local […]

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An award, new options and a new look! Big changes at the Bow Valley Good Food Box

Posted by on September 1, 2022 in Diet, Food Security, Nutrition, Weight Management

In June 2022 the PCN’s own Zarifa Monson, Registered Dietitian, accepted the award for the Rotary Club of Canmore’s organization of the year at the annual Rotary awards dinner on […]

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Food insecurity and mental health: what’s the connection?

Health Canada defines food insecurity as “the inability to acquire or consume an adequate diet quality or sufficient quantity of food in socially acceptable ways, or the uncertainty that one […]

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