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Federal government cuts water out of food program for northern communities

By Mark Blackburn
Apr 12, 2011

Nutrition North is the food subsidy program that replaced food mail, but one stable of life was not included.

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Nutrition North is the food subsidy program that replaced food mail, but one staple of life was not included.

As APTN National News reporter Kent Driscoll finds out, for one northern Manitoba community, that item is as vital as oxygen and it is a nagging concern.

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