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Calgary City councillor George Chahal in the Skyview Ranch community in Calgary, Alta., Jan. 30, 2021. Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press

OTTAWA—Kelly Ernst recalls standing on sidewalks, waving to needy families in Calgary’s northeast as they opened their doors to pick up food hampers.

Ernst, vice-president for vulnerable populations at Calgary’s Centre for Newcomers, said the memory speaks to how COVID-19 hurt the community, socially and economically.