Despite the wicked winter-like weather, volunteers helping with this year s Toy Mountain campaign were continuing to do what they do best this time of year.
With a little more than a month to go until Santa comes to town, he has help already in Simcoe County as the CTV Barrie Toy Mountain campaign has kicked off.
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The accused and David were among four foster teens, two of them with a history of violence, under the care of Expanding Horizons Family Services Inc., a for-profit company that hired a 24-year-old foster parent with no experience raising children and no relevant education beyond high school.
When escalating violence at the home led the foster parent, Jordan Calver, to seek help and later removal of the 14-year-old, the company told him to hire his own staff and use Google to find answers, according to a lawsuit filed by Calver. His allegations have not been tested in court. They re making money on children, Roman s mother, Elena Dvoskina, told
BARRIE, ONT. A cheque cut by one of Canada s biggest toy stores is going a long way to help kids in need with just days to go until the holiday season. Scarborough-based Mastermind Toys donated $5,000 to help build this year s On Thursday, volunteers with Simcoe Muskoka Family Connexions safely turned donations into toys, ensuring children and teens across Simcoe County have a happy holiday. We have wish lists from kids that we re trying to fulfill, says Melanie McLearon with Simcoe Muskoka Family Connexions. So I came with a list, and that s what I was doing here today at Mastermind.