Tag: campaign
Turning reflection into action this holiday season
Bridge Michiganâs year-end fundraising campaign has begun, and your support helps us inform our state….
Opposition building to proposed cut to community grants: ‘Vital services’
Dozens of London’s largest non-profits are pushing back against a bid to ease a tax increase, driven by the police budget, by cutting grants to small community organizations.
Smile cookies returning to Lucknow with a seasonal twist
Tim Hortons is once again selling Holiday Smile Cookies to benefit local charities. “Thank you to Tim Hortons in Wingham and Lucknow for choosing us,” said Mary Ellen Zielman, executive director for Huron County Food Bank Distribution Centre, in a Nov. 15 interview. “It’s a great way for the community to come together.” The Holiday […]
Environmentalists, Industry Divided Over Energy Permitting Bill
Melting ice. Wildfire smoke. Crop losses. Climate change is already having an impact on the Great Lakes region. According to a 2022 report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, in order to limit global warming to 2 degrees Celsius, humanity would have to reach net-zero emissions by the 2070s.
Five things to know about Wear Purple Day (Friday) in London
A key event in a month-long campaign, Wear Purple Day is all about showing and sharing support to help end male violence against women.
Sport notes: Western University women win national cross country title
The Western womenâs cross country team won its first national university title in 34 years in dominant fashion this past weekend at Mission Recreation Park in Kelowna, B.C. The Mustangs scored 60 points from their top finishers, including Ashley Maguire (fifth), Olivia Roussel (eighth), Sandra Guga (14th), Sophie Coutts (16th) and Anna Carruthers (17th). Maguire […]
Wingham hospital foundation reaches $3.6M goal for CT scanner purchase
The Wingham hospital is getting its CT scanner. On Nov. 11, the Wingham and District Hospital Foundation announced having successfully raised the funds needed to cover the cost of purchasing the scanner, as well as the required facility renovations to accommodate the machine. The foundation’s Caring Together campaign began in late 2023 with the goal of […]
Non-profit leader speaks out as city politicians mull cuts to community grants
London’s non-profits shouldn’t pay the price for a rubber-stamped bloated police budget that’s raising taxes, a 350-organization network says as it launches a campaign against community grant cuts. Pillar Nonprofit Network is calling on organizations, including the biggest ones with the biggest voices, and all Londoners to push back against a city proposal that could […]
Remembrance Day: A banner salute to three London war veterans
Flags on lamp posts around downtown’s Victoria Park, home to the Cenotaph, honour 33 local veterans and salute their sacrifice.
London native Taylor Elgersma named Ontario’s top university football player, again
The London native already faced his hometown Western Mustangs in the Yates Cup game last year â and it didnât end well.