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Greater Vancouver Food Bank moving its operations to Burnaby

The Greater Vancouver Food Bank Society is moving its operations to a huge new space in Burnaby.
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The Greater Vancouver Food Bank Society is moving its operations to a huge new space in Burnaby.

The new warehouse and head office location is at 8345 Winston St, near the Production Way SkyTrain station – an important factor for volunteers who don’t drive.

It includes 30,000 square feet of warehouse space and 8,000 square feet of office space. Each week, 27,500 individuals are served in Vancouver, Burnaby, New Westminster and North Shore. The warehouse serves as the GVFB’s primary food collection and sorting location.

At the new location GVFB will be able to conduct all of the existing functions as well as incorporating a teaching kitchen and a larger volunteer lounge to allow bigger and more effective training sessions and events.

“With the move to Burnaby, we are preparing the Greater Vancouver Food Bank to continue to address the needs of the community for many years into the future,” said David Long, CEO of the GVFB, in a news release. “We are really excited to be doubling our refrigeration capacity at our new location thanks to a refrigeration grant from Food Banks BC. The increase in space will improve our ability to receive large fresh food donations and then get that quality food out to our members and agency partners. We are also incredibly grateful to the City of Burnaby who have been so receptive and supportive of our relocation.”

As the GVFB completes the move, they invite all existing and potential new volunteers to visit the new location on Winston Street to assist in many different ways whether it’s a warehouse food sort, helping out in the office or front of house, or at one of their many events. The lease on the GVFB’s current warehouse and office expires on June 30, 2019.