by Michael Hammond | Jul 4, 2017 | Associates News
Gerarda “Gerry” Vieveen passed away peacefully on July 4th, 2017 at the age of 75 years. Gerry became a Providence Associate in 1993. She was a committed member of the Brantford Group and a devoted friend of Sister Anna Moran. She was the Associate Contact...
by Michael Hammond | Jun 21, 2017 | Heirloom Seed Sanctuary stories
BY CATE HENDERSON I was recently asked to participate in a working group called the Community Seed Network, which is a collective of seed savers from across North America who are engaged in sharing seeds rather than selling them. All over North America people are...
by Michael Hammond | Jun 19, 2017 | Justice
Greg deGroot-Maggetti speaks to Sr. Pauline Lally Sustainable Kingston’s Lunch and Learn hosted Living Wage Kingston on June 14, 2017. Speaking to a capacity crowd, Greg deGroot-Maggetti, Chair of the Ontario Living Wage Network, and Cam Jay, Co-Chair, Living Wage...
by Michael Hammond | Jun 13, 2017 | Obituaries
Sister Julia Hamilton was born on January 20, 1922 on a farm at Elgin, Ontario, the third of six children of John Hamilton and Margaret Scanlan. She received her elementary education in a one-room rural school and her secondary education at Notre Dame High School in...
by Michael Hammond | Jun 2, 2017 | Justice
As you might have heard, the Ontario government has announced an increase in the minimum wage. JPIC staff have supported this campaign locally for many years. First, when the call was for a $12/hr. minimum wage, then $14/hr. and finally $15 an hour when advocates in...
