Archive - Aug 29, 2009

Living and working in remote First Nations part of understanding and believing in the north

From the Toronto Star

Welcome to Sandy Lake

Aug 28, 2009 - Carol Goar

SANDY LAKE FIRST NATION—Bread: $5.49 for a loaf of fairly fresh white.

Apples: $8.72 for a package of six.

Oranges: $7.52 for a package of four.

Milk: $3.39 for a litre of 2 per cent.

Kraft cheese slices: $9.29 for a package of 16.

Baby formula: $5.59 for a 385-millilitre can.

Apple juice: $8.95 for a 2-litre can.