Events for April 2012.
Target Canada POP UP Event
Target Canada opened its first Canadian store but only for a day! The Minneapolis-based mass merchant, who will begin opening 125 to 135 stores across Canada next year, held a “P...more
Canadian Ice Fishing Championship
The 18th Annual Canadian Ice Fishing Championship was held at the Peninsula Resort in Pefferlaw, a last minute venue change due to the weather. Turnout was still great as anglers f...more
Winter Festival
Lake Simcoe Public School held their winter festival to help raise funds and everyone showed up, including winter! Despite the bitter cold, warm smiles were the order of the day as...more
Battle of the Bands Keswick
A Battle of the Bands featuring local talent was organized by Sascha Bosse, who is traveling to Nicaragua to do community work. Sascha will be travelling with eight other young lad...more
Georgina Community Day - Bowl for Kids Sake
Baldwin Bowl hosted Bowl for Kids Sake, a fun and successful fundraising event for Big Brothers Big Sisters. Georgina Firefighters rose to the challenge and came in with four teams...more
The Love Project Gala, Art Show & Sale
The Love Project Gala is a collective of local artists who have taken time to mentor the local youth in a variety of arts and music. The Salvation Army Sutton Youth Shelter was one...more
Rosemary Mainelly's Retirement
Rosemary Mainelly’s familiar face at the TD Sutton branch’s help desk will no longer be there. Just short of 15 years at TD Sutton, and 37 years with TD, Rosemary has decided t...more
World Day of Prayer
The Salvation Army in Jackson's Point hosted the local event for World Day of Prayer, with this year's theme being Let Justice Prevail. World Day of Prayer is a worldwide movement ...more
ParaSport Gold Comes To Keswick
Ontario ParaSport Winter Games are held every other year, bringing together 400 para-athletes from across the province. Recently two kids from Keswick were selected to represent th...more
Perchin For MS
Perchin for MS held their second annual Perch tournament at Sibbald Point and what a success it was! 200 teams raised over $10,000 for the MS Society of Canada, with anglers coming...more
Fitness & Weight Loss Seminar Success
Fitness Force hosted a seminar designed to provide timely and valuable information for participants in their annual Biggest Loser fitness challenge. The well-attended information s...more
Girls' Day Out for a Cause
The New Wave Café hosted their first Girls' Day out for a Cause event with 14 local women-run businesses joining forces for The Kidney Foundation. The event showcased businesses i...more
90th Birthday
Mildred Bell, mother of 4, grandmother of 11, and great-grandmother of 5 celebrated her 90th birthday with over 100 friends and family. Mildred is an air force veteran from WW2 and...more
Judy Smith celebrates 45 years with RBC
The Royal Bank branch in Keswick recently celebrated one of their own. Account manager Judy Smith has been with Royal Bank for 45 years. The staff held a breakfast and client appre...more
Heroes’ welcome for Special Olympians
York Region Special Olympics athletes will form part of Team Canada representing our country in the World Special Olympics Games in Seoul, Korea next year. Team Ontario won the gol...more
Charity Fight Night for Carrie Ough
Carrie Ough is battling stage IV Melanoma, a type of skin cancer. A group of her friends recently organized a charity fight night with all proceeds going to Carrie and her treatmen...more
Elmhurst Beach Saturday Night Dance
The Elmhurst Beach Association (EBA) brought back “The Saturday Night Dance” for one special night at the King Dragon Restaurant. Proceeds from the spectacular night will be us...more
Kids Day at Boston Pizza
Boston Pizza held their monthly Kids Day, with face painting, contests and cookie making. Oh, and pizza of course! The parents get to enjoy a meal and the kids stay occupied with f...more
15th Annual Ice Owl Charity Hockey Game
The Ice Owls and the Georgina Firefighters set off in a game to raise money for the Georgina Historical Society and Hospice Georgina. As a team of blind and visually impared athete...more
Annual Job Fair
GTTI hosted their annual job fair with great success. Twenty potential employers set up together and met with nearly 300 eager job seekers. This free job fair is a great opportunit...more
