Post by Lily on Jun 12, 2012 0:07:13 GMT -5
"How would you like to pay more than eight dollars for a head of cauliflower? Or sixteen bucks for a small jar of jam? If you want a peanut butter and jam sandwich, add almost $18 for the peanut butter.
How about $32 for a box of frozen chicken burgers? Fancy some ham instead? A one-kilogram package will set you back more than $18.
That's what residents of Canada's North regularly pay for everyday items.
Laundry soap can run almost $50, juice upwards of $13 a carton. Good old Cheese Whiz, $20.
Northerners are fed up with paying for a few basic items the same amount their southern compatriots might pay for a whole week's supply of groceries.
Sure, it costs a lot to fly and truck supplies into remote northern communities, but northern residents say they're also a captive market for grocers and they need relief."
ca.news.yahoo.com/blogs/dailybrew/northerners-blast-high-prices-basic-foods-including-20-192120869.html
How about $32 for a box of frozen chicken burgers? Fancy some ham instead? A one-kilogram package will set you back more than $18.
That's what residents of Canada's North regularly pay for everyday items.
Laundry soap can run almost $50, juice upwards of $13 a carton. Good old Cheese Whiz, $20.
Northerners are fed up with paying for a few basic items the same amount their southern compatriots might pay for a whole week's supply of groceries.
Sure, it costs a lot to fly and truck supplies into remote northern communities, but northern residents say they're also a captive market for grocers and they need relief."
ca.news.yahoo.com/blogs/dailybrew/northerners-blast-high-prices-basic-foods-including-20-192120869.html