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Saskatoon / 650 CKOM Mar 8, 2021 1:33 PM Bonnie Gitzel, pictured on the left with her daughter Bailey, and her family donated $100,000 to the YWCAs Turning Points program on International Womens Day, March 8, 2021. (Facebook/YWCA Saskatoon) The Turning Points program at Saskatoon’s YWCA got some help from the family of a former educator and social worker Monday. Bonnie Gitzel and her family donated $100,000 to the program, which annually helps 14 women receive safe, affordable housing in a su...

A Tuskegee Airman, an acclaimed Philadelphia chef and a saxophonist on “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” are the first alumni chosen by Crestwood School District for a new honor. Each of the Distinguished Alumni Award winners announced during a school board meeting Feb. 18 showed skill and social conscience throughout their careers. Lt. Col. James Harvey, a 1942 graduate of Fairview High School, joined the Tuskegee Airmen at the end of World War II . Lt. Col. James Harvey, a Tuskeg...

Province funds 8 low-cost addiction treatment beds in North Okanagan Jacob Philp works at Bills Place, a drug addiction treatment centre where he stayed for eight months in 2017. Hes glad to see that part of the $13 million the province is spending on recovery will make eight beds there more affordable. Social Sharing

Edmonton’s Food Bank to Receive 100% of Proceeds from 13 Golden Pearls Fundraiser of Love Reclaim Your Dreams in 2021 and Make a Difference for Those in Need Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, February 12, 2021 --(PR.com)-- Reclaim Your Dreams in 2021 is a fundraiser created by local philanthropist Dr. Barry Allen Lycka, for the Edmonton’s Food Bank. Lycka, previously one of the top cosmetic dermatologists globally, is now a 3x bestselling author, life-changing coach and keynote speaker. Attendee...

Feb 10, 2021 12:06 AM Russ Byth City of Kelowna is giving people the opportunity to win one of six, $50 gift certificates to The Local Gift Card, just for taking a picture. It has to be done over the Family Day long weekend and should involve any kind of physical activity either indoors or out. You can use the hashtag #KelownaFamilyDay or email them here . It opens Friday and closes on Tuesday at 11:59 pm . An arrest in Kamloops late last year led to the recent seizure of loade...

February 10, 2021 - 7:00 AM Was the Canada Emergency Response Payment responsible for a drop in the crime rate during 2020? It was a theory by Penticton RCMP Supt. Brian Hunter last summer when he put forward his hypothesis that fraudulently-obtained pandemic response payments of $2,000 per months may be responsible for a decline in crime in his city. Penticton’s top cop had clearly stated his theory was “purely anecdotal.” And it was a question Vernon councillor Kari...

Here are the 6 affordable housing proposals for Tamiami Trail in Sarasota County officials on Tuesday will offer their ideas for each of the proposals to develop 6.2 acres of vacant land for affordable housing at 4644 North Tamiami Trail.   Combined, these offers provide ambitious visions to help combat the county’s growing housing crisis. They also provide a wide range of housing options for a variety of incomes – solutions that could help combat the problem.  Affordable housing on ...

A community group has told how it is desperately trying to battle misinformation and ‘fake news’ which is deterring Dudley people from taking the Covid vaccine. Lye-based Turning Points Solutions say they have some people telling them “I’d rather go to my grave than take the vaccine.’ It’s a far-too-common attitude that the group – also known as The Ladies Sunshine Club – are trying to fight with a campaign of videos and building trust. Turning Points, founded by Maimoon...

(BEN BULMER / iNFOnews.ca) February 04, 2021 - 10:35 AM The number of RCMP files concerning Vernons street entrenched population dropped by more than 50 per cent last year thanks to additional housing says one Vernon organization. Turning Points Collaborative Society executive director Randene Wejr pointed to additional housing created for the homeless as well as the federal governments CERB payment as reasons for the reduction in the crime rate involving the street entrenched...

President calls for promotion of book reading culture