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The Nyanyas of Niagara have teamed up with Sweets & Swirls Cafe at the Community Centre to sell Christmas cookie boxes, a fundraiser to help the Stephen Lewis Foundation’s grandmothers’ campaign. The local Nyanyas (Swahili for grandmother) belong to one of more than 260 grandmothers’ and grandmothers’ groups that raise money for the campaign, launched by the Lewis … [Read more...] about Nyanyas fundraising for African grandmothers

Jane Neaves is hoping to wrap up a difficult year in a positive direction. Driving back and forth from McMaster’s Children’s Hospital has become routine for her, supporting dear friends whose little girl, Vivian, just three when she was first diagnosed with cancer, was in hospital for more than a year. That was six years ago, and five years later, the little girl, at … [Read more...] about Gifts needed for kids on cancer ward over Christmas

Virgil resident Graham Bettes doesn’t go out much, and when he does, he usually has his service dog and best friend Maverick by his side. The Niagara-on-the-Lake volunteer firefighter, a member of the Glendale station, suffers from PTSD, caused by stressful experiences accumulated over years as a first responder. But he still finds responding to fire calls a good way to … [Read more...] about Volunteer firefighter helps with stress management

Their journey together has taken Ted van der Zalm and his wife Miriam in different directions since they first met as young adults volunteering in Africa, but each step of the way has been motivated by their deep faith and their dedication to improving the lives of the poorest of the poor. For almost 20 years, their goal has been to provide clean, fresh water to the … [Read more...] about Poverty doesn’t take a vacation, especially in pandemic

Tony and Michele Hendriks say they feel like they are closing one chapter of their life, and starting a new one. “It’s been a great story so far, and this really does feel like a new beginning,” says Tony, who spent Monday watching a new sign replace the familiar Hendriks’ valu-mart name on his Queen Street store, which will now benefit from being part of a nationwide chain, … [Read more...] about Valu-mart gets new name, updates in store