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People First of Winnipeg president Heidi Hutchison focuses on helping others
Heidi Hutchison, founder of People First of Winnipeg and elected president of People First of Manitoba in 2025, leads efforts to rebuild the provincial chapter and advocate for Manitobans with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Stouffville council approves 90‑townhouse plan for Ballantrae
Stouffville council approved in principle zoning and a draft plan for a 90‑unit townhouse development at Aurora Road and Highway 48 in Ballantrae, originally proposed in 2015 as a 54‑unit plan. The project will include 33 traditional and 57 dual‑frontage townhouses and will use a communal on‑site sewage system because municipal wastewater is not available.
Cultural Gathering of Nations returns for 2026
The Cultural Gathering of Nations will take place at Dawson Creek’s Ovintiv Events Centre from September 17–20, 2026, with a new organizing team and more B.C. Treaty 8 First Nations involved, and planned events including hand games, a pow wow, tea dance and an artisan marketplace.
Recent heartwarming stories
Showing: 301-310Doctors' waiting rooms show what vital civic spaces should offer
Arjun Sharma, a physician at Toronto's University Health Network, writes that his time in a doctor's waiting room highlighted how such spaces bring diverse people together and reveal shared vulnerability.
Black History Month: five events in York Region this February
A selection of five community events across York Region is scheduled for Black History Month, including library readings and art activities, a municipal flag-raising with speakers, and a museum exhibition that runs through Feb. 28.
Eglinton Crosstown LRT set to open after a 50-year journey
The Eglinton Crosstown LRT is scheduled to open Sunday after more than five decades of planning, delays and disputes; Metrolinx reports the project cost over $12.6 billion.
Melfort pizza eating contest returns in support of TeleMiracle.
On Jan. 27 the Melfort pizza-eating fundraiser returned with 11 contestants and raised $5,770.80 for TeleMiracle.
State Hospital and Medical League traces roots in Prince Albert.
A museum archive letter highlights Charles Lionel Dent's role in forming the State Hospital and Medical League in Prince Albert in 1936 and the group's long campaign that contributed to Saskatchewan's hospitalization plan in 1947.
Boomitra issues 3.03 million Verra‑verified soil carbon credits for Northern Mexico grasslands
Boomitra announced Verra verification and issuance of 3.03 million soil carbon removal credits from its Northern Mexico grassland project, reported as the first VM0042 project to issue credits in North America.
Gevorg Grigoryan leads Glendale City Council race in grassroots fundraising
Campaign filings report Gevorg Grigoryan raised $75,310.89 in grassroots donations and $105,410.89 in total contributions as of Dec. 31, 2025, the highest amount from individual donors among candidates in the race.
County council signs support letter for proposed Wheatland Lodge
Wheatland County council unanimously voted to sign a letter of support for the proposed Wheatland Lodge in Strathmore to strengthen an application to the Alberta Housing Partnership Program, while removing specific dollar amounts from the letter. The project needs AHPP grant funding to proceed, and a provincial announcement is expected in the second quarter.
Library renews programming for the non-verbal community
Strathmore Municipal Library is restarting its Building Bridges program for pre-verbal and early verbal communicators, with sessions scheduled for Feb. 10 and Feb. 24.
Library to host reading week programming for students during time off
Strathmore Municipal Library has scheduled events for reading week, including an interactive story time for school-age children on Feb. 17 and a carnival-style program for teens on Feb. 18.