Harvest help: Beamsville volunteer regenerates Community Care garden
Every day, twice a day, Elaine Douglas makes the short walk from her home to Beamsville District Secondary School (BDSS) to tend to the crops. She admits that 7 a.m. can come fast; however, there’s a sense of peace when it’s just her, the early morning sun, a few...
More than 1,300 children in need of school supplies, healthy snacks, says Community Care of St. Catharines and Thorold
With classes resuming in a few weeks, Community Care of St. Catharines and Thorold is reminding people to donate to its back-to-school program to help provide backpacks and school supplies for families who might not be able to afford them. Community Care has been...
Port Cares hoping to ‘sell a shipload’ of 50/50 tickets at Canal Days
Have you got your ticket for a chance at summer bounty? Port Cares will be selling their 50/50 tickets during the Canal Days Marine Heritage Festival, running this year from Friday, July 29, to Monday, Aug. 1. The take-home prize is more $16,420, which will make...
The donation that gives twice: Thrifting in Grimsby a double whammy of help
On a recent Saturday, a lineup of shoppers 10 deep were looking for a deal on the brand names: American Eagle, Lululemon, Kate Spade. They weren’t at some big box store or a mall. And they weren’t paying out the ear for these designer goods. What they were doing...