BOWMANVILLE — Mark Smigielski wheels his 13-year-old son, Ryan, into the living room of the family’s Bowmanville home. The boy’s eyes sparkle and he smiles in response to a greeting. But that is about as much as the Grade 8 student from Holy Family C.E.S. can manage. Ryan was not always confined to a wheelchair.…
BOWMANVILLE, ON — When Colton Sparkes was 18-months old he lost his words. They came back but in 2013, at three-years of age. When he lost them a second time he was sent for a hearing assessment. That is when the Bowmanville boy first had contact with Grandview Children’s Centre. Since then Colton, 7, has…
TORONTO — The Michael “Pinball” Clemons Foundation announced the launch of its JUST GIVE campaign against the backdrop of planes, trucks and police automobiles in a hangar at Toronto’s Pearson International Airport on Wednesday, April 19. The JUST GIVE campaign is designed to inspire kindness, with an aim to fill community food banks for the…
DurhamRegion.com By Barbara Howe DURHAM — Food banks across the region can receive a boost from a donation-matching program organized by the Pinball Clemons’ Foundation Just Give program and be part of what has been described as the largest food drive in the history of the GTA. Feed the Need in Durham (FTND) Executive…
Fines will be enforced for open-air fires started without a permit Grass Fire Demo Ron Pietroniro / Metroland CLARINGTON — Durham College Journalism co-op student Toby VanWeston was aided by Clarington firefighter Mike Patrick during a grass fire simulation exercise. The Clarington Emergency and Fire Services is sending a message to residents reminding them that…
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