Not to rain on everyone’s Olympic parade but I think this is an issue worth noting.
“A column in the Vancouver Sun earlier this month pointed out the disparity between income figures and common perceptions, highlighting 10 areas that would be considered the poorest in Canada according to those figures.
The New Brunswick postal codes that rank among the 10 poorest according to income are all First Nations communities: Kingsclear, Eel Ground, Tobique, Elsipogtog, Red Bank and Esgenoopetitj, also known as Burnt Church.
The median income in those areas was below $14,000 in 2006, with Esgenoopetitj ranking as the poorest neighbourhood in Canada, with a median income of $9,200.”