Raising the standard: What Food Banks Canada accreditation means for our community

June 18, 2026 · 0 Comments

The Alliston Food Bank is proud to announce that we have officially achieved accreditation through Food Banks Canada’s Standards of Excellence Program. This accreditation is ...

Qualified persons need not apply

By Brian Lockhart Space – the final frontier – and it’s not easy to get there. In the current mode of space travel, escaping the ...

CONTACT’s Cheers for Change offers culinary experience with a heartfelt purpose

Mark your calendars! CONTACT Community Services is proud to present their much-anticipated fundraising event, Cheers for Change, at the charming Henriette Cafe in Beeton on ...

Let’s get physical – again

By Brock Weir Height has never been an advantage I had in life. It seemed promising at first – for a good long while, I ...

The results are in!

By Brian Lockhart I’m thinking of doing a poll on the current political situation and related topics, and see what people generally think of how ...

The threat of global war

By Gwynne Dyer A consensus has emerged, at least in Western media, that we are on the brink of a real war with the gloves ...

Monthly Message: Join My Sister’s Place at local events and festivals

We are in full swing of our spring and summer calendar of events, markets and festivals. This is such a fun time of year because ...

Monthly Message: Join My Sister’s Place at local events and festivals

We are in full swing of our spring and summer calendar of events, markets and festivals. This is such a fun time of year because ...

Superpowers and full circle moments

If you could pick one superpower, just one out of an entire menu, one that’s only limited to the barriers of your own imagination, what ...

Time will tell

By Brian Lockhart We were gathered around the television set, my dad, my brother and I, to watch heavyweight champion Joe Frazier defend his title ...