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New National School Food Program Announced
On Apr. 1, the federal government announced their plans for a National School Food Program with the hope of supplying meals to a target of 400,000 children across Canada.
EDITORIAL | Nine New Year’s Resolutions for the VSB
The Editorial Board has a few changes in mind when we look ahead to 2024. However, we can’t implement them on our own. The shifts we would most like to see occur are district-wide, and require the help of the VSB’s Board of Trustees. That’s why we’ve conveniently created a list of nine new year’s resolutions for the VSB — one for each trustee on the board.
EDITORIAL | BC’s Food Guidelines Aren’t On the Menu For Hamber’s Cafeteria
Students wishing to purchase cafeteria food at Eric Hamber often find themselves in a queue stretching across the cafeteria and lasting throughout much of the lunch period. However, there currently is no way for students to know which options are available that day without reaching the front of the line and entering the food service.
The Griff Re-opens (Briefly)
The Griff, Eric Hamber’s quintessential school store, made its long-awaited return after months of extensive planning. Shut down in 2020, the Griff had been shuttered for nearly three years. This year, however, the Griff came back to Hamber with a two-week pop-up shop at the kiosk that ran three days a week, from Jan. 16 to 27.
SATIRICAL REVIEW: Hamber’s Cafeteria Food: Underrated?
It is a common bias that cafeteria food is low-budget, unhealthy, and unappetizing. Although in some cases this may be true, it is certainly not always the case.