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[Mike K.]

The only other location for No Frills on the Island is Port Alberni.

[LJ]

Typically around this time we get notices from suppliers about the annual (at least) dairy increase from the dairy commission, so imagine my surprise to see this is actually going down this year! Increases are typically 2-5% based on fat content and other metrics, but the decrease this year is a whopping 0.0237% or less than a penny per litre of raw milk.

Look at all this affordability!

https://www.cdc-ccl....e-decrease-2025

So is the US method better? It is sure better for consumers..

 

[Matt R.]

Almost $9 for 4l homo off the island farms semi now, plus deposit and enviro fee and gst on the enviro fee.

Even wholesale club is getting up there.

[Tony]

An article on grocery prices in Canada

 

https://www.narcity....y-province-2025

[Victoria Watcher]

Except the article fails to explain why the wild price variations.



One of the biggest head-scratchers is the price of salmon. Saskatchewan — a landlocked province that's about as far from any ocean as you can get in Canada — has the cheapest salmon in the country at $24.95 per kilogram. Meanwhile, B.C., the country's top salmon producer, has the most expensive at $31.39. It's a bizarre pricing trend that suggests factors beyond local supply play a big role in food costs.

[Tony]

The article is information that is easy to accumulate. It is of use as such.

 

An investigation as to the various reasons for the many differences in prices would require much more difficult  and expensive research.

[Victoria Watcher]

Don’t we get that for our $2b each year into CBC?

[aastra]

Apparently Walmart search, online ordering, etc. has been non-functional for several hours today.

[Mike K.]

They need to send celebrities into space, clearly.

[Victoria Watcher]

That’s Amazon.