Kourtney Leanne Wolkie, a mother of three in Paulatuk, N.W.T., says the high cost of diapers and infant formula in her community means she’s struggling to pay for groceries, despite having a full-time job.
“With the costs here up north it’s crazy,” she said.
“Pampers and Enfamil are the first items I would get because they cost more. So that would leave me with whatever I can to spend on food.”
Wolkie says prices have always been high in her community, about 900 kilometres northwest of Yellowknife, but inflation is making it harder now than when her older kids were babies.
“Back then, you were able to purchase what
