by Education Minister Becky Druhan announced details on the province’s School Lunch Program, today.
Phase 1 of the program will serve its first lunches in October at every school that has elementary school grades, and that adds up to more than 75,000 students.
Druhan says it’s a pay-what-you-can program, meaning families can choose to pay the full $6.50 cost of the lunch, part of the cost or nothing.
All payment information will be kept confidential.
There will be two lunch options every school day, with at least one vegetarian lunch offered each day.