The Victoria Times Colonist reports that, "the menace is the demise of automobility -- the end of a gas-fuelled dream that is unsustainable, both culturally and economically." Car dependent areas, particularly ones accessed by other petroleum-dependent transportation, are vulnerable to every increase in fuel costs. Beyond transportation, the island economies face shortages of tourists at the same time as the cost of living skyrockets.

"The pressures can be found in communities like Swindle Island, where a four-litre jug of milk costs $11 or $12, or in Bella Bella, where diabetes is on the rise and foot passengers returning from a Port Hardy grocery store are charged for each box they bring onboard. That's why people there are turning to cheap, durable yet unhealthy food like pop and chips."

The more energy prices increase, the greater the necessity to localize our food systems to ensure they remain secure for our well-being.