Tag: Fundraisers
Residents and visitors comes together for Sauble Beach Winterfest
Mother Nature blessed Sauble Beach Winterfest with near perfect winter weather as the event marked its 45th year this weekend. While festivalgoers were welcomed with some wet snow and slush early on Saturday, the temperature settled at a comfortable level a couple of degrees below freezing by afternoon, cool enough to firm up the snow, […]
Carter George visits the REACH Centre
Owen Sound Attack goaltender Carter George spent some time at the REACH Centre in Owen Sound Wednesday afternoon to talk hockey, and the World Juniors, and to sign autographs for some of the city’s biggest Attack fans. Since 2014, the REACH Centre has provided programming for individuals in Grey-Bruce with intellectual and developmental disabilities. George […]
London homeless shelter seeks to raise $5M to double capacity: ‘Ambitious’
With Ontario at a “tipping point” with homelessness, according to a new analysis, a London shelter aims to roughly double its capacity to help ease the pressure.
PHOTOS: Santa drops by (literally) for visit at Children’s Hospital
With a little help from VAS Inc. rope access technicians, Santa Claus (Jim Kelly of the FM96 London morning show) rappelled down the side of Children’s Hospital in London on Thursday to greet young children watching from the windows. Santa and crew hoped to raise $10,000 for the Children’s Health Foundation in the Jingle Bell […]
Reader to Reader: November 30, 2024
This column is dedicated to the memory of Barb Dunbar, who was the visionary behind Reader to Reader, an initiative created to connect families and individuals socially.
Western Mustangs men’s hockey team starts hot, eyes playoff return
The Western menâs hockey team have started this Ontario university season with an impressive 5-1 record.
New eating disorders clinic for Western, Fanshawe students filling ‘huge gap’
Years in the making, a new London eating disorders clinic for university and college students is opening next week but still trying to raise money to support the work it will do.Â