Monthly Archives: December 2022

Ceto Reid Recovering

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The Local – Friday, Oct.28 It happened in a split second – metal on bone, laundry scattered, a twisted bike frame on the side of the street, faces blurring in and out of his vision. It had been a hectic…

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Building Community One Block at a Time

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The Local, August 4, 2022 Dale Merrill’s life has taken an adventurous turn in recent years, one he likely never could have imagined. He has been a design and build contractor for 40 years, building luxury homes in the U.S….

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Honouring Harvill Maye

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The Things We’ve Handed Down – Honouring Harvill Maye                                                                …

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Isbrand Boese: Planting Seeds of Change in Niagara

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The Local, March 28, 2022 This week marks the 10th anniversary of the passing of Isbrand Boese. A refugee from the war in Ukraine, he arrived in Niagara in 1930 with his parents and 5 siblings. Within a few decades…

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A Caring Community Shines Brightly

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For many of us 2022 will be remembered as a time when a caring community shone brightly, despite the second year of COVID related challenges. Last spring the delivery of more than 500 welcome kits to farm workers was a…

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