Woman runs affordable grocery store to help low-income population

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  • Опубликовано: 8 фев 2025
  • A woman from Chilliwack is going to extraordinary lengths to help feed low-income seniors and those who are unhoused in her community. The retired nurse is using her pension checks to run Tydel Foods, a company that sells meat and other food items at affordable prices.
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  • @Nolanoyayo
    @Nolanoyayo Год назад +739

    This woman is a saint. In a world where people are so greedy this is so refreshing

    • @godjhaka7376
      @godjhaka7376 Год назад +1

      But she needs to learn dead dead bodies aka meat only keeps you dumbed down and stupid, and sick meaning higher medical bills and poor quality of life.

    • @madgemackles4337
      @madgemackles4337 Год назад +7

      Not a saint I’m sure like the rest of us but just a genuine kind and thoughtful person

    • @Da1n_0nly
      @Da1n_0nly Год назад +2

      ​@MadgeMackles talking about taking a comment too literal, they didn't mean an actual Saint

    • @madgemackles4337
      @madgemackles4337 Год назад +2

      @@Da1n_0nly it takes a real intellect to understand my comment, sorry you didn’t get it.

    • @unknown-yj1eo
      @unknown-yj1eo Год назад

      If she were a saint she wouldn't have the image of a whore in the front of her store.
      Galatians 6:7
      7 Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.

  • @tannisjohnson6456
    @tannisjohnson6456 Год назад +1205

    That senior spending 95% of her money on housing just breaks my heart

    • @vander9678
      @vander9678 Год назад +33

      sounds like she didn't plan for retirement

    • @fcukrazy
      @fcukrazy Год назад +2

      Thats a miracle. She should be spending 100%

    • @IamgladthatIamglad
      @IamgladthatIamglad Год назад +55

      What breaks my heart is the system that causes ppl to liv eon edge

    • @etta5487
      @etta5487 Год назад +157

      @@vander9678 So what? Personally, I don't think bad financial planning (could have been a financial emergency too) makes someone deserving of poverty.

    • @Talajuno
      @Talajuno Год назад +131

      @@vander9678 So privileged of you to say that. You don’t know everyone’s story.

  • @The411
    @The411 Год назад +868

    Allow farmers to sell directly to the public. Lift the "supply management" laws.

    • @gurp1116
      @gurp1116 Год назад +28

      Old people who thinks theyre crazy outlaw gangsters runs the milk and farmers management. They dont got the balls to pull the trigger but they sure act like theyre cartel bosses 😂 theyre just lucky the farmers arent gangsters themselves or theyd take over management like the gangs do

    • @thanos834
      @thanos834 Год назад +2

      Canadian Dairy Comission

    • @agees924
      @agees924 Год назад +8

      We have that in the US and it don’t help much

    • @youtubeuser206
      @youtubeuser206 Год назад +6

      that would just make all the major corporate cattle farms etc undercut the mom and pop ranchers and drive them out of business

    • @The411
      @The411 Год назад +1

      @@youtubeuser206 Think about your statement for a little while.

  • @LongDistance22
    @LongDistance22 Год назад +484

    This woman gets it. Money and greed isn’t everything. There is no need for fancy cars, house, boats, jewelry, or any more accessories. We need to prioritize our community

    • @derekflegg2670
      @derekflegg2670 Год назад +19

      Or investors demanding a higher return - which seems to me is what is driving inflation

  • @dallasgrful
    @dallasgrful Год назад +584

    We need more people like this!

    • @yochiwalterhardwick
      @yochiwalterhardwick Год назад +17

      it starts from you!

    • @IamgladthatIamglad
      @IamgladthatIamglad Год назад +11

      Or an economy that doesn't cause this...?

    • @svenkat2006
      @svenkat2006 Год назад +1

      She need to make sure one of the bigger box store will not force them or take over her business to protect their business. One can become two can become three and it keeps going unless they control.

    • @eckankar7756
      @eckankar7756 Год назад +4

      It's a nice idea. Note that her help is volunteer, she does't pay them wages or benefits, it's free gratis help, unlike stores where people want a 'living wage' along with paid days off, health care and other benefits.

    • @IamgladthatIamglad
      @IamgladthatIamglad Год назад

      @@eckankar7756 i hope this is satir 😭😭😭😭

  • @sandywalker2636
    @sandywalker2636 Год назад +206

    Put all the big grocers to shame! 👍

    • @matzrat5006
      @matzrat5006 Год назад +29

      They know no shame , they could care less if you starve .

    • @BubbafromSapperton
      @BubbafromSapperton Год назад +4

      Like Weston...

    • @marcmcgraw2468
      @marcmcgraw2468 Год назад +3

      @@matzrat5006 The sad truth.

    • @eckankar7756
      @eckankar7756 Год назад +4

      They avoid most of the prices in this segment, but the few that I'm seeing are greatly over priced from the 'big box stores'

    • @MrDisneyCollector
      @MrDisneyCollector Год назад +9

      Notice all her help is volunteer, not paid employees getting a wage, benefits, health insurance, etc.

  • @TRexOne
    @TRexOne Год назад +218

    She is an angel.

  • @vicariouswitness
    @vicariouswitness Год назад +84

    She said it best “ if I can give meat for these prices , why can’t the big box stores”. Support your local Champions!

  • @NetITGeeks
    @NetITGeeks Год назад +151

    This lady is a what humanity needs. I wish her and her team all the best!

  • @brptp3488
    @brptp3488 Год назад +4

    I am very cynical about human kindness. She is a true rarity. Blessed and blessings

  • @PtolemyCeasar
    @PtolemyCeasar Год назад +224

    People like this give me hope. Pure selfless acts of kindness to her fellow human beings.

    • @ufosrus
      @ufosrus Год назад +2

      Hope begins with you.

  • @kokonana4086
    @kokonana4086 Год назад +73

    She does everything in her power to rescue people from sleeping on a concrete street and eating from a garbage. That's pure saint. God bless this lady.

  • @lindalarsson1436
    @lindalarsson1436 Год назад +3

    God bless this woman .
    Who made this happen

  • @moonlightpaw5868
    @moonlightpaw5868 Год назад +30

    "Don't hope for more people like her, be her."

  • @lorenzomabalos9851
    @lorenzomabalos9851 Год назад +101

    We need more people like her in the world.

  • @eugenewilson7219
    @eugenewilson7219 Год назад +63

    Wow. Shes amazing. No excuse for these big box stores

  • @Paula7379
    @Paula7379 Год назад +59

    God bless this women and I sincerely mean that. This type of store is desperately needed within the Northern BC area.

  • @luckdrivenluu6429
    @luckdrivenluu6429 Год назад +32

    Yes, this is what we need.Hopefully people will donate to her so she can keep doing what shes doing.

  • @jacquelinesmith3450
    @jacquelinesmith3450 Год назад +1

    Tell this lady I love her.

  • @sophrosyne5900
    @sophrosyne5900 Год назад +18

    If I'm shopping there and saving $50 per visit versus other stores, I'm tipping $5 every visit minimum . Because that's affordable and I hope everyone that can pitch in $1-$20 here and there are to help this running and helping seniors ! Amazing ! This is volunterrwork done right !!

    • @pbufh
      @pbufh Год назад

      But you're not shopping there

  • @deepsnows1421
    @deepsnows1421 Год назад +1

    This woman is a true hero!

  • @slarson8044
    @slarson8044 Год назад +49

    What a loving, caring woman. We need more people like her who will give so much despite having hard times herself. Thank you Brigida for all that you do.❤

  • @brittanyanderson3189
    @brittanyanderson3189 Год назад +1

    I can't stop watching this!!! .God bless ❤❤❤❤❤

  • @Ron71997
    @Ron71997 Год назад +42

    What else can I say ...an amazing person with a heart of gold.

  • @marcmalpica6593
    @marcmalpica6593 Год назад +2

    God bless her❤

  • @r.s.872
    @r.s.872 Год назад +61

    True empathy ❤

  • @antonjoubert6980
    @antonjoubert6980 Год назад +46

    Thats tge problem with big corporations, they demand annual growth and increase in profits, where your old school mom and pop stores just needed to have a living wage, unlimited growth is insane and is demanded by ALL big corporations

    • @imashayoshini6775
      @imashayoshini6775 Год назад +5

      The bigger the store more employees are needed and have to pay employees, more bills etc. My grandma used to run a grocery and my dad says the smaller the store it is easier to run and sell cheap while making a suitable profit.

  • @mswonwongo
    @mswonwongo Год назад +35

    I wish our government can see this and help the bigger stores to follow😢 Feeding the people is more important than sending weapons oversea, times are hard.

    • @gmkbelanger
      @gmkbelanger Год назад +2

      @dodobird Compassion isn't a zero-sum game. There are enough resources in Canada to help people buy groceries AND stand by Ukraine against the pitiless madman destroying their entire country. If you want to put it in terms of self-interest, Ukraine is the bread basket of Europe like our prairies are here. Helping Ukraine will prevent famine and hardship in all the places that depend upon them. Weapons now is cheaper than famine aid later.
      There is enough to go around. ❤

    • @ariloves10
      @ariloves10 Год назад

      @@gmkbelanger certainly there is more than enough to go around, but the brass at the top are the most insecure megalomaniacs hoarding it all for themselves while the masses suffer and struggle to survive daily.
      America the great enabler.
      To the point we are codependent and weak.
      America. Played its citizens for the money grab, and now being played by other countries.
      And brought to poverty.
      America the great set up.
      Rest in peace we are done. Over and out.

  • @laedifox
    @laedifox Год назад +66

    This a wonderful service to the community. The world needs more people and places like this ❤❤

  • @maggielo1133
    @maggielo1133 Год назад +27

    We need more ppls like her . What a angel ❤

  • @angelereynolds2122
    @angelereynolds2122 18 дней назад

    I am not part of your community, but thank you for doing this. God is watching and I know he is so very proud of. May your leadership be infectious. Thank you God bless

  • @darshiliyanage9429
    @darshiliyanage9429 Год назад +4

    Shame of this government, not giving affordable living for seniors, greate job , we all need to help out her and give support

  • @99rylee
    @99rylee Год назад +1

    we need more ppl like her serving our communities across canada

  • @bbajwa6116
    @bbajwa6116 Год назад +18

    These are the true champions of our society, not these politicians.

  • @mabella3437
    @mabella3437 Год назад +1

    The world is a better place because of this angel ! Thanks be to God !

  • @nithinmohanan33
    @nithinmohanan33 Год назад +4

    Its not cheaper its affordable...... Love it

  • @FBall-im8ui
    @FBall-im8ui Год назад +1

    a real Hero!

  • @erins928
    @erins928 Год назад +19

    There needs to be more people like Brigida in this world! 🥺💕

  • @clinton65565
    @clinton65565 Год назад +1

    Every town and city should have a store like that

  • @rockyjohnson9243
    @rockyjohnson9243 Год назад +32

    This is what it's all about. I love your Model and hope it catches on.

  • @Ann-cx3dd
    @Ann-cx3dd Год назад +33

    What a wonderful & generous person... I hope she also finds her happiness in life after her hardships....

  • @alagory7143
    @alagory7143 Год назад +16

    You're a hero, we need more people like you. Thank you.

  • @tkp97
    @tkp97 Год назад +2

    what a generous lady

  • @senoritaaurora5123
    @senoritaaurora5123 Год назад +12

    Brigida and her volunteers are true hero's! So much respect for all you're doing to support the community you live in.

  • @bfpdude001
    @bfpdude001 Год назад +1

    Wow your an awesome lady

  • @bmolitor615
    @bmolitor615 Год назад +6

    I can't afford meat even at those prices... a package of ground beef is a luxury that I buy once every two weeks - it gets diluted massively into batches of chili and spaghetti sauce - I don't feel that I'm really deprived at all? I'm just mystified and mildly sympathetic cuz obviously these people really appreciate being able to buy and consume meat from this lady, so that is really nice of her.

  • @solvorine
    @solvorine Год назад +1

    Thank you for giving people a chance to afford the food they deserve! You are an inspiration.

  • @candacestuifbergen3219
    @candacestuifbergen3219 Год назад +42

    🥰 I love this lady and her volunteers...Amazing! Keep at it you're all genuinely kind souls ❤

  • @nathaliehofsink5020
    @nathaliehofsink5020 Год назад +14

    Bless this woman. Such kindness and heart. ❤️💕

  • @redeye1773
    @redeye1773 Год назад +2

    this woman is amazing

  • @Albert-xy5py
    @Albert-xy5py Год назад +3

    Even though there's an underlining issue of how so many are struggling, this story made my day to see a community praise a good soul who is there to help them and help one another.

  • @simone222
    @simone222 Год назад +1

    Blessings to Ms. Crowlie.

  • @abeach5420
    @abeach5420 Год назад +4

    C.H.A.M.P.I.O.N.
    How a majority of us are 'just' hearing about and learning of this dynamic human shows how impossibly horrendous our news has gotten. (Chilliwack, BC is store location located within Fraser Valley of the Lower Mainland ...for those seeing this from elsewhere and want to donate to their seniors care packages)

  • @EveOne1960
    @EveOne1960 Год назад +356

    Brigida is amazing! An absolutely wonderful human being!

  • @marcomorosino6081
    @marcomorosino6081 Год назад

    That lady is an hero, I hope she can get the help she need to run the shop

  • @SammieSea
    @SammieSea Год назад +6

    This women is amazing. Share with us how we can donate to her seniors program!

  • @monicapalma4750
    @monicapalma4750 Год назад

    This is just beautiful. People helping other people

  • @mariaannanelson719
    @mariaannanelson719 Год назад +4

    Brigida is what we say an untold hero, she does what she can whithout making the big buck. She's able to make a living without gouging peoples pockets. I wish Canada had more stores like her. Brava to her and her helpers 💯🖐👌👍👏👏👏👏👏👏🙏💕🌹🌹🌹🌹

  • @bigvalley4987
    @bigvalley4987 Год назад

    This beautiful lady is doing God will. May many blessings pour over her. She have giving me a wonderful thought…

  • @avanti8188
    @avanti8188 Год назад +3

    She is a hero❤

  • @shaunsingh4855
    @shaunsingh4855 Год назад

    She's doing a wonderful job, bless her.

  • @panagenesis2695
    @panagenesis2695 Год назад +3

    God bless her!

  • @SmoothOperator123
    @SmoothOperator123 Год назад

    Heart of GOLD !! The rare breed these days !

  • @nadinemeraz7035
    @nadinemeraz7035 Год назад +3

    Such a wonderful woman

  • @cabcabs3278
    @cabcabs3278 Год назад +1

    This is community. The world needs more people like this woman.

  • @sbaumgartner9848
    @sbaumgartner9848 Год назад +4

    Fantastic. This store needs more publicity. See what positive change even one person can make.

  • @pavkRN
    @pavkRN Год назад

    She's an angel. God bless her heart.

  • @mr.mustache4743
    @mr.mustache4743 Год назад +5

    I love this! This is where it's at. Total boss, total top-G, she got the whole community behind her.

  • @cybernit3
    @cybernit3 Год назад +1

    I live with my mother and sister but recently we become renovicted at a trailer park in Surrey; I worry where we will live in the future daily. I try to help my senior mother afew days a week with supper (food) plus my other sister helped with Cloverdale Community Kitchen.
    It is too bad there is no Tydel Foods out in Surrey with more affordable meat prices; way out in Chilliwack. I usually goto Canadian Superstore and Dollorama (have sometimes good canned fish at ok price but even that went up abit). Thanks for sharing your story and nice to know to is some love in the world.

  • @daniboy9198
    @daniboy9198 Год назад +7

    I think that this is an awesome idea. We need A LOT more of this. That one older woman, tho. The one whose pension goes 95% to rent. I played that part twice to make sure that I heard her correctly. That's insane! 😱

  • @karie291
    @karie291 Год назад

    Awesome to be so giving to your community! Many blessings! GO TYDEL FOODS!!

  • @debbiegau6518
    @debbiegau6518 Год назад +13

    What a great warrior who learnt from her experiences and empowered herself using 💓 to help humanity; by doing God's work, blessings to her and her cause

  • @Beastbadd84
    @Beastbadd84 Год назад

    This is an AMZING person!! We need more people like her!!!

  • @sasham1280
    @sasham1280 Год назад +9

    This is so wonderful, we need more people like her

  • @danuelliaramdeen7373
    @danuelliaramdeen7373 Год назад +1

    God bless this grocery

  • @janicedash1165
    @janicedash1165 Год назад +7

    What a wonderful and caring human being! We need more Regina’s in the world! So caring and thoughtful. To bad the government’s of this country could not help out like Regina does. As well as the big grocery stores themselves. We need more kindness and love not division and hate! Maybe this story will give thoughts to other people how to do things differently. Where there is HOPE. ❤️🙏🏼

  • @Sayakawill
    @Sayakawill Год назад

    My like is giving to this wonderfully kind lady

  • @irishpmntl7692
    @irishpmntl7692 Год назад +9

    Hello maam’, you are such an inspiration. Thank you for saving low income family where government cannot reciprocate the things you do. ❤

  • @xochitl9161
    @xochitl9161 Год назад +1

    Bless her. She's right on target -- Why can't those greedy Supermarket chains charge less ? They are dispicable !

    • @royharper2003
      @royharper2003 Год назад

      because they need to make a proft while paying for costs of good sold

  • @user-yg1dg6xm2g
    @user-yg1dg6xm2g Год назад +129

    It's disgusting that the citizens who built this country have to struggle to get by.

    • @happycook6737
      @happycook6737 Год назад +9

      We must live well below our means for our whole lives to save for retirement and buy a place to live because rent is a poverty trap

    • @eckankar7756
      @eckankar7756 Год назад +5

      @@happycook6737 absolutely TRUE. I was a single mom hairdresser and I bought a house, saved and invested. I'm retired now and so happy I knocked myself out when I was young working so I could afford a comfortable time in life with work was no longer an option. The story of the Grasshopper and the Ants got me motivated when I was young. My coworkers laughed at me working overtime to buy a house, I wonder where they are now.

    • @eckankar7756
      @eckankar7756 Год назад

      @J Vlk No, times have changed, that was my point. We had plenty of opportunity when we were young to get an affordable house yet so many didn't bother. I worked 60 hours a week for 15 years to get my house and make investments. By then the investments were making money for me. The video isn't about today, it's about retirees that never bothered to prepare for their senior years. It's not just about you, you, you, you, you, you.

  • @cindyfitch1479
    @cindyfitch1479 Год назад

    You are a wonderful lady, the world needs more of you.

  • @mari_e2676
    @mari_e2676 Год назад +4

    She's a true definition of an amazing person. God bless you and many blessings coming your way. This story made my day! ❤

  • @SarafinaSummers
    @SarafinaSummers Год назад

    "cause a heart of gold, no it don't come cheap. And a heart of gold, is what this world will need". -Citizen soldier. Thank you, ma'am, from all those whom you have helped.

  • @aquishamari7908
    @aquishamari7908 Год назад +5

    ❤️i respect her so much for what shes doing

  • @nadanalia3000
    @nadanalia3000 Год назад +1

    Thank you 🙏

  • @LaughterandJesus
    @LaughterandJesus Год назад +3

    God bless that lady. Inspiring

  • @barbmennie2502
    @barbmennie2502 Год назад +8

    This should be a main story for the media; those big stores have no shame or conscience!

  • @Gardengirlie04
    @Gardengirlie04 Год назад +5

    Truly amazing women. This shows us just how much the big box stores gouge us. (Just wish her shoppers would take re usable bags to save her money )

  • @81LN
    @81LN Год назад +1

    Amazing person. Props to her

  • @angiegryszan2005
    @angiegryszan2005 Год назад +4

    The world needs more people like this woman💓

  • @teegold7041
    @teegold7041 Год назад

    I just started watching your channel tonight. I'm living in Ohio. There is so much poverty and homelessness surrounding this small town alone. It would be a miracle to see something as beautiful as what your doing in your community to happen here. It's a crying out everyday shame here and all over America. Where does it end? Everything goes up but the income to barely survive.
    God Bless You Mam 🙏

  • @andrewyang1446
    @andrewyang1446 Год назад +8

    Love this!

  • @FoNgThOnG
    @FoNgThOnG Год назад

    Bless this woman and her shop.

  • @louisliu5638
    @louisliu5638 Год назад +6

    There was actually a small building on Broadway that sold affordable for decades. very quietly. wasn't open al the time. those places have been around, they just didn't get noticed outside the comm.

  • @sandyedens9222
    @sandyedens9222 Год назад

    God bless this woman. Wish there were more like her.

  • @liumanru2301
    @liumanru2301 Год назад +3

    Well done! Great job!

  • @bonnieyeates5493
    @bonnieyeates5493 Год назад +1

    Absolutely right the big box stores just about money
    Your amazing and right it is about helping each other

    • @Blue_Star_flyer
      @Blue_Star_flyer Год назад +1

      Her help is volunteers and she sells one item. Big Box stores sell thousands of items pay their employees and give them benefits. This is nice but doubtful a large grocery would have a total volunteer staff to cut costs.

  • @stuart1409
    @stuart1409 Год назад +5

    What a lovely lady, hopefully she influences “influencers” to do the same

  • @kanduyog1182
    @kanduyog1182 Год назад

    I wish she could continue this for as long as she can. She's doing so much goodness in her community

  • @svenkat2006
    @svenkat2006 Год назад +5

    Bigger box stores hire more people, create jobs, have shareholder return on stocks, pay taxes and pay for staff benefits and above all sponsor ads and media ads, benefitting overall economy. But you are brave enough to help poor people. I admire your help to society.

    • @redditor7548
      @redditor7548 Год назад

      99% of the jobs the biggest box stores give are terrible min wage jobs and also they waste tremendous amounts of food because are capitalism system is completely broken and it’s considered a liability to give food away that is about to expire so they just throw in trash