NDG food depot forced out of location

Workers at the N.D.G. food depot have until the end of the week to vacant the building that has been serving food to families in need for more than 20 years.

According to the Gazette, though the lease ended on March 31^st, the owners agreed to let the staff stay until June in order to have more time to find a new home. 

However, that verbal promise was broken when the landlords showed up on Friday returning the rent money for the next 3 months and stating they never promised that staff could continue using the building. 

Located at the corner of de Maisonneuve Blvd and Oxford avenue, the food depot serves about 700 families a week. 

Until a new, permanent location has been found, families will only be able to receive baskets of food items from the depot once a month, instead of twice. The depot has promised to give out more food than usual to make sure people get by. It will also continue its delivery service to the elderly and disabled residents of N.D.G.

Flickr Photo by: Don Johnson 395

STORY WRITTEN BY: NIKITA SMITH