Monthly Archives: September 2016

Coraline’s birthday wish comes to life

Not every birthday party involves curling rocks, cake, and two truckloads of toys. But for Coraline Urquhart, who turned six on Wednesday, September 28, making other kids happy, plus her mom and dad, is what made her big day extra-special.

Yard sale fundraiser to help with continuing costs of dialysis

A local mom continues to struggle with transport costs since her daughter’s kidneys failed earlier this year. Holly Chambers needs to travel to Brandon three times a week with her sick daughter, Tasha Chambers, for dialysis treatment, and it’s more than

Late husband’s ring returned on anniversary of his passing

When a local hairdresser discovered to her horror that she had lost a precious wedding ring, she was devastated. That’s because it was nearly four years earlier that Brenda Shiels lost her much-loved husband, Malcolm Shiels, who had worn the golden,

African refugee ‘sisters’ celebrate new home – and new life – in Killarney

After 16 years as refugees, two women from Liberia have been welcomed with open arms into this small community. Zoe Dickson and Felicia Joh, along with Dickson’s son, seven-year-old William Mensah, say that the relief of finally having a home and