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A shortage of baby formula has put the focus on feeding, but as this father learned first-hand with his own family, the solution is not always as easy as it seems.

'I drive a RAV4, and for a while, $20 could fill roughly a quarter tank — enough to go to the city and back. But now, $20 gets me a handful of short trips around town. I shudder to think how that would play out for one of the many people here who have to make a daily commute outside of town for work.'

The bottom line: it is time to find a resolution to this strike, but locals may have to speak up to get it done.

At any other recent time, our economic indices would be considered enviable. We live amid full employment, with more jobs than pre-pandemic, as evidenced by a labour shortage. We are flush with investment capital.

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