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The position is a full-time contract for Manager of Volunteer Programs. For more details and the full job posting, please visit kemphospice.org/jobs .

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Opinion | Spooked by rising food prices, Canadians are planning changes to their diets and habits in 2022 A new report forecasts the average Canadian family could spend up to $966 more on groceries this year. However, many have a strategy to save.

2 Lucan, Ont. boys raise $5,700 to buy toys and food for families in need for Christmas - London | Globalnews.ca For the past four years, Porter Huffman and Colton Lawrence have been doing their own toy drive to help children in their community whose families cannot afford Christmas presents.

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Kilt to last: Walker finishes cross-Canada trek to help Scotland's forests | CBC News Michael Yellowlees was at a loss for words when he arrived at Cape Spear, N.L., on Sunday, after nine months of walking across Canada — in a kilt, with his dog by his side — raising money for a Scottish charity.

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8 seriously great gift ideas that cost zero dollars | CBC Life With a little heart you can really nail your present for them this year, for free.

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At Vine and Williams, we understand that your financial situation is unique, and we believe that you deserve to be shown all of the options that will provide the best debt relief for your specific situation. There is no cost and no obligation, just a friendly voice and free information to help you try to make sense of your situation. https://vineandwilliams.com/contact/

Peace By Chocolate founder Tareq Hadhad tells a sweet story of family, food and fortune | CBC Radio The Syrian Canadian entrepreneur and speaker shares his story of arriving in Nova Scotia as a refugee and building a chocolate-making business with his family.

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Using vegetable peelings, stalks, and leaves can be a great way to save money and avoid wasting food. Just keep filling a freezer bag until you are ready to make stock.

Attention shoppers: Overcharged for an item at checkout? You might be able to get it for free | CBC News More than 7,000 retail stores in Canada, including many large chains, are members of the voluntary Scanner Price Accuracy Code. It mandates that when shoppers are overcharged for certain items, they're entitled to compensation.

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Limitations live only in our minds. But if we use our imaginations, our possibilities become limitless. — Jamie Paolinetti

At Vine and Williams, we understand that your financial situation is unique, and believe you deserve to be shown all the options that will provide the best relief for your specific situation. Contact us at https://vineandwilliams.com/contact/ for a free consultation and a solution tailor-made specifically for you.

Dairy farmers pushed record-breaking price hike for milk even higher - National | Globalnews.ca Restaurant and retailer groups, outraged by the recent price hike, are asking if consultations with stakeholders were just "smoke and mirrors."

5 out of 6 winter boots fail slip test on ice, Marketplace finds | CBC News Marketplace looked at popular brands for sale in Canada — Merrell, Sorel, Kamik, Ugg, Timberland and WindRiver — to see how some of these companies’ winter boots would fare on a wet, icy surface.

There must be quite a few things that a hot bath won’t cure, but I don’t know many of them. — Sylvia Plath

Keep looking up... that’s the secret of life. – Charlie Brown