Eastminster United Church Open Door Cafe will resume its In person dining starting Wednesday August 18th. Doors open at 11:10am. Covid rules in place. Facemasks required. 30 max. per person. Take out also available at the Front door for those not wishing to enter. Main Course and dessert served.

Art Show and Sale

ART IN THE YARD-by DIRKJE [Diane Yates] Sunday Aug. 15th  12-4.  7 Lee Cres. Thorold. Show and SALE

ERIE WILDLIFE RESCUE INSIDE YARD SALE SATURDAY AUGUST 14

Many great items. Come and support abandoned and injured wildlife. Cash only

We are very excited to offer an in-person death café! Meet us at O'Brien Park and join the Renfrew Public Library and Julie Keon, Grief & Bereavement Counsellor - Hospice Renfrew for an evening to engage in a conversation about death and making the most of our finite lives .

Register for thought provoking and insightful conversation about our inevitable ending by emailing mmanghani@renfrewlibrary.ca and leave feeling motivated to LIVE fully!

Are you ready to rock? You're invited to an outdoor concert at the Lions Community Centre on Friday, August 20, 2021, at 7 pm in support of the Northumberland United Way COVID-19 Community Relief Fund. Cale Crowe, The Spirits, Jeremy Macklin, and Jesse Slack will take to the stage and reunite the community with their exciting performances. They’ll be joined by hosts Graham Beer and York Bell-Smith, who will celebrate the spirit of Northumberland County with stories from the pandemic and feature frontline, essential workers.

You can attend the show in person or watch the live stream online at home. In-person tickets are $25 per person and live stream tickets are $10 per household (plus tax and processing fees). Tickets are available to purchase through Eventbrite by visiting www.northumberlandrocks.ca.

BGH Auxiliary Yard Sale  2512 Frankford Road, Frankford

Friday August 20th, 2021 8am to 5pm rain or shine

Saturday, August 21, 2021  7am to 2 pm  rain or shine

convenor Nancy Dafoe 613 968-9806 for more information

Help Us Help Others   Covid 19 safety protocols will be enforced.

The Cobourg Highland Games is hosting a Pop Up Patio with Live Entertainment, Licensed Patio and food supplied by Duffer's Chip Truck.  Aug 12th 2-4pm LIndsay Rose School of Highland Dance, 6pm Cobourg Legion Pipes and Drums, 7-10pm The Busker Brothers, Aug 13th 2-4pm Lindsay Rose School of Highland Dance, 6pm Cobourg Legion Pipes and Drums, 7-10pm Bill Craig (Former Irish Rover), Aug 14th 2-4pm Breck School of Highland Dance, 6pm Cobourg Legion Pipes & Drums, 7-10pm Tom Leighton, Conrad Kipping & Rick Bauer, Aug 15 2-4pm Breck School of Highland Dance, 4-6pm Madman's Window & Cobourg Legion Pipes and Drums. 

A $5 cover charge will apply after 6pm Thurs, Fri, Sat & all day Sunday.  Limited number of tickets, buy your tickets now at  https://www.cobourghighlandgames.ca/pop-up-patio-ceilidh

WALK A MILE IN HER SHOES is an international march where men, women, and their families walk 1 mile to raise awareness on domestic and sexual violence against women. All funds raised will go directly to The Women’s Interval Home of Sarnia-Lambton.

When: Saturday, November 20, 2021 11:00am Registration, 12 NOON Walk

Where: Lambton Mall 1380 London Rd, Sarnia, ON

Fundraising Goal: $10,000 +

Register to Walk: Register as a single walker, or as a team (minimum 6 people) by emailing Walk a Mile in Her Shoes® Registration Form  event to coordinator Kyla via (kyla@womensintervalhome.com). 

Each participant is challenged to set a suggested fundraising goal of $100 or more through pledges. Prizes will be awarded to the top 2 walkers who raise the most through pledges. 

 WHY IS THIS WALK IMPORTANT?

• 6000+ women and children sleep in shelters every night in Canada because they are escaping domestic violence at home.
• On average, every 2.5 days a woman in Canada is killed by her intimate partner.
• Since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, domestic violence rates throughout Canada have increased up to 30%.
• From January- March 2021 alone, there have been 10 confirmed femicides in Ontario.
• Each year, over 40,000 arrests result from domestic violence.
• The cost of violence against women in Canada in health care, criminal justice, social services and lost wages is $4.2 billion per year.

How to get involved

Are you a local organization or business and want to get involved with our event? There are a number of ways that you or your organization can participate to the Walk a Mile in Her Shoes® event:

• Create a team of participants to walk for your organization 
• Donate a prize that will be used for our silent auction
• Sponsor the event and have your company logo on the event banner which will be showcased in a window display in Lambton Mall, and included on all of our virtual landing pages. (Bronze sponsor= $250+ small sized logo displayed, Silver Sponsor = $500+ medium sized logo displayed, Gold Sponsor= $1000+ large sized logo displayed, and logo displayed our official event t-shirts given to each walker)
• Provide a monetary donation to contribute to the overall success of the event (tax receipts will be issued for donations of $20.00 or more)