\"There was this situation where there was a hurricane coming up. Nothing much happened downtown, but we expected a lot more damage in the suburban areas. Since we had lots of stock of bread, milk and eggs, we thought we might as well give it out to the people,\" said Sheikh.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n Sheikh said that so far, he has given out 45 packages of food and hopes that number would increase, as more people hear about the store's initiative.<\/p>\n \"It is\u00a0always about\u00a0giving\u00a0out to the people who need it. I\u00a0 encourage a lot\u00a0more\u00a0people to do the same,\" he added.<\/p>\n Brady Muller is the business owner of the Bird's Nest Cafe. Another business that was unaffected by the power outages was the Bird's Nest Cafe<\/a> on Barrington Street. Only instead of giving out food, they offered people a place to charge their devices and use the internet, as well as offering nearby restaurants their storage and freezer room space.<\/p>\n \"The Bird's Nest Cafe was one of the lucky ones that didn't really suffer damage, we in fact didn't even lose power. So we felt like the one thing that we could offer people was access to power. We made a charging station that was accessible through our space, even if we weren't opened. We also made fridge and freezer space available for other restaurants that might have a lot of costly product that wouldn't be covered,\" said owner Brady Muller.<\/p>\n Muller added it was nice to see that other restaurants in the city were able to make use of their space, saving them thousands of dollars worth of product.<\/p>\n \"It is\u00a0a\u00a0very\u00a0strong sense of community in this city, unlike a lot of other\u00a0places. There's a real sense that no matter what goes on in this city, everyone has each other's back and is going to make it through,\" said Muller.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n Morgan Harlow is the supervisor of The Pint Public House in Halifax. The Pint Public House<\/a> has been offering 50 per cent off their food menu items for\u00a0health care\u00a0workers and first responders. They recently announced that they have\u00a0extended\u00a0their list to Nova Scotia Power employees and other crews, as an appreciation of their hard work to restore power across Nova Scotia.<\/p>\n \"Since Hurricane Fiona happened, we have actually extended our 50 per cent discount for EMTs, Nova Scotia health workers, the police fire department, to anyone working for Nova Scotia Power. They're entitled to 50 per cent off one regular price food item and that's our way of saying thank you for getting out there and getting Nova Scotians' power back even during the height of the storm,\" said supervisor Morgan Harlow.<\/p>\n![\"A](\"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IMG_6227-500x375.jpg\")
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