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'No resolution in sight:' Charities expect increase in clients' demand for food in 2023
Food insecurity was a major issue for Canadians in 2022 and it is projected to worsen this year, according to a study released Wednesday by Canada's largest "food rescue" organization. Second Harvest ...
Jan 12, 2023
Prince Albert woman prepares to climb Africa's tallest mountain to support local cause
By Nigel Maxwell Prince Albert's Bernadette Lavoie has always had a love for adventure and travelling, and her next voyage will help an important local cause. Later this month, the 48-year-old Owner o...
Jan 05, 2023 Lavoie’s fundraising drive raised over $1,000 in just over 24 hours. (Bernadette Lavoie/Submitted)
Saskatoon Food Bank reopens after weather-related closure
The food bank is open again. The Saskatoon Food Bank and Learning Centre was forced to close on Wednesday due to the snowy weather conditions, but the nonprofit was open and running again on Thursday,...
Dec 29, 2022
Food Bank calls for donations as 'Light It Up' campaign closes
The Saskatoon Food Bank & Learning Centre's annual "Light It Up" holiday drive is running for one more week, and the food bank put out a call for donations to help bring the campaign to a strong c...
Dec 28, 2022 Laurie O'Connor, executive director for the Saskatoon Food Bank. (File photo/650 CKOM)
Rock 102 Stuff the Bus aims to fill shelves at Saskatoon Food Bank
Rock 102's Stuff the Bus event is back for its 18th year. The event was born back in 2005, when Saskatoon Transit operator Eroca Pellerin decided she wanted to do something to help the needy in her co...
Dec 17, 2022 Rock 102's Stuff the Bus campaign brings in thousands of pounds of donations for the Saskatoon Food Bank and Learning Centre every year. (650 CKOM file photo)
Communities in Hague and Osler help give care home residents a merry Christmas
The communities of Hague and Osler are coming together to give 19 people living at local care homes a very merry Christmas. Amy Peacock, who hosts Christmas craft and gift sale events, said she reache...
Dec 17, 2022 Adopt a Friend Organizer Amy Peacock. (Submitted)
500 Club raises more than $65,000 for Saskatchewan charities
Are you still deciding what to do with your $500 affordability cheque? Many of them are going to charity through the "500 Club," a pledge campaign that encourages people to donate their cheques to loc...
Dec 14, 2022 (File photo/980 CJME)
Sask. chiropractors collect more than 12,000 pairs of socks for the vulnerable
Living in Saskatchewan, it's easy to see why having warm socks is so necessary, and yet they're a clothing item that many across the province don't have. For that reason, the Chiropractors' Associatio...
Dec 13, 2022
Kinsmen Club gives back to 50 families in this year's Adopt-A-Family campaign
A number of Saskatoon families will benefit from CKOM's Adopt-A-Family this year. The program, which wrapped up this weekend, partners with The Salvation Army to match families who need a helping hand...
Dec 10, 2022 650 CKOM's Adopt a Family campaign finished this weekend (Supplied Photo/Katie Forsyth)
500 Club pledges near $50,000 for Saskatchewan charities
As the Saskatchewan affordability cheques continue to get sent out, a number of people have already pledged theirs to a local cause. When the cheques were first announced, Nicole Berg and others found...
Dec 03, 2022 (File photo/980 CJME)
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