The Yellowknife Food Bank is in desperate need of donations after its shelves were emptied this weekend.
In a Facebook post on Saturday the food bank asked residents for help in meeting the needs of the community.
“We gave out all we could (over 100 baskets) this morning but without more donations we won’t have enough food for the next distribution on May 25,” the May 11 post states.
The food bank says its most needed items are eggs, carrots, potatoes, margarine or lard, cereal, rice, pasta, canned vegetables, canned fruit, soups and stews, pasta sauce, canned meat and Kraft Dinner.
Non-perishable donations can be dropped off at Co-op and the food bank plans to organize a food drive in the coming weeks. Perishable donations can only be accepted directly at the warehouse if arranged in advance.