From a Murdoch Mystery guest and a hockey legend biography to a Canadian historical drama, there will be something for everyone at the second annual Authors’ Dinner fundraiser for St. Aidan’s Church which happens on Thursday, September 20. The event will feature three top local writers and their latest books. Maureen Jennings, author of her latest […]
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Lucky Lucy inspires fundraiser for cystic fibrosis
Two Beach families are choosing to make something positive out of what many might consider a bad situation. Mary and Aaron Mittler’s second daughter Lucy was born in March 2013. “Two weeks later we got a phone call that no parent would ever want to get,” said Aaron. Lucy had been diagnosed with cystic fibrosis […]
Kew Beach to star on Rick Mercer Report
Anyone who tunes into tonight’s Rick Mercer Report had better mind their ears. All 500 students from Kew Beach Junior Public School will be singing, dancing and cheering on the show, which airs at 8 p.m. tonight on CBC television. It’s Mercer’s way to thank the school for raising $8,000 to buy anti-malaria bed nets […]
Making the world a better place one letter at a time
Everyone has a story to tell Vicky Tsorlinis puts her heart into everything she does. Whether it’s getting up at dawn to ferry her daughter to rowing, or making the hour’s commute to work, or buying groceries, Tsorlinis does it lovingly. But one of the things she is most passionate about is her volunteer work. […]