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A busy day for Community Harvest Food Bank volunteers

It was just an ordinary day for dedicated volunteers at the Community Harvest Food Bank when a Castlegar News photographer dropped by last week. They’ve been keeping up with higher demand since the COVID outbreak. Photos: Jennifer Small

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