Wild meat and pantry help Fort Good Hope tackle hunger – Cabin Radio

May 15, 2025

Fort Good Hope’s Aron Ellton says he hunts moose, caribou, bison, geese, elk, ducks and beavers “just to survive.”

In recent weeks, Ellton has been clearing debris left behind by last year’s wildfire. Over the summer he worked on the barges, and soon he’ll begin brushing road signs along the Mackenzie Valley Highway.

Even with a steady income and only himself to support, he finds it challenging to keep up with how expensive life is in the community.

“I think a food bank is a very big thing to have in the North, because there are a lot of people in the community that are not working and some of them don’t even have food in their fridge,” Ellton told Cabin Radio.

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