Cape Breton restaurant hands out thousands of free meals | SaltWire

Carol Yang and her daughter Kate stand in the kitchen of Jay’s Chicken and Pizza in Sydney on Tuesday as staff busily prepare warm meals for the public in the aftermath of post-tropical storm Fiona. Yang, who moved to Cape Breton from Shanghai, China, 10 years ago, operates the Jay’s locations in Sydney and Glace Bay. On Monday, they handed out about 1,000 free meals in Glace Bay and another 1,000 in Sydney on Tuesday. - Chris ConnorsSYDNEY, N.S.

On Monday, Yang and her staff prepared about 500 boxed meals – each with enough food to feed two people – at the Glace Bay location. On Tuesday, they gave out another 500 in Sydney. “Actually, most of the people who are students, they have a shortage of food, they are really struggling to get food. Jay’s are giving them food so they are much appreciated for that,” said Benoy, who lives on Amelia Street in Sydney’s north end.

“It’s really an appreciated thing because for so many international students there is no electricity and there is a shortage of food, so it really means a lot to us. They are offering free food so they are really doing a great job.”Jay’s Chicken and Pizza in Sydney handed out about 1,000 free meals to hungry people affected by post-tropical storm Fiona. Operator Carol Yang and her staff prepared a similar number at the Glace Bay location on Monday.

"We also heard that some of our friends that their house was completely damaged, and they were taken out and evacuated. In our home country, we have some months of June and July that would be the heavy rainfall and maybe some flooding in certain areas but here a hurricane comes with heavy wind. We are not certain of what our houses will look like. In India, we might get our houses filled with water but it’s still escapable.

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