On July 2, 2020 we lost our beloved Indervir Singh Kang to a tragic motor vehicle accident in the City of Calgary. Indervir will always be remembered for his infectious smile, great humour, and welcoming personality. He was an amazing husband, son, brother, cousin, friend, and soon to be father....
Duncan Gibson was an Etobicoke native who followed in his father’s footsteps by becoming a firefighter with the City of Toronto. For almost 20 years, not only did Duncan dedicate himself to serving the Toronto community as a first responder, he became a husband to the love of his life and a lovin...
Our friend Negar was diagnosed with an aggressive form of cancer that has spread to her bones, lungs, liver, and brain. She has lost her ability to walk and a part of her vision. So far doctors have conducted several tests and scans including full-body MRI, brain scans, spine CT scan, a bone biop...
Beacon of Hope! To many, Jason Marchi has been a tether to ground them. For others, a hand to hold through the dark. For many, he has been a compass to lead them. For he has many supportive friends and family members whose lives have been turned upside down and decimated with his cancer diagnosi...
Friends and family of Lana, this fundraiser is set up to help Lana’s family with the funeral costs after the loss of our friend. As funeral expenses are so high, our community would love to help out the family in any way we can. All of us offer our condolences to the family during such a difficul...
On February 14th 2019 Jamie Schmidt was diagnosed with Relapsing-Remitting MS (Multiple Sclerosis) after months of doctor's appointments trying to figure out why she was experiencing numbness, vertigo, memory loss and double vision. The day she was diagnosed, it got so bad that her dad Wade need...
COVID-19 has been difficult for families across the world, many of whom have been separated from their support networks and loved ones. This is the case for even the small members of our families - our faithful pets. The goal of Mission Impawsible is to bring home families (including our furry fr...
On July 1, 2020, Bob Koblovsky received the most devastating news a father could hear. His son Simon, who was home with his family celebrating Canada day by the fire had been in a car accident. Simon had not planned on going anywhere that evening. An acquaintance showed up with his own car, to p...
It is with great sadness that we lost our dear nephew, cousin and best friend, Dimitri on Monday, June 29, 2020. To honour and celebrate the life of this truly special young man, the family is asking for support. In lieu of flowers, donations to help his loving mother, Helen, with the funeral cos...
This is the story of Harper Hanki. Our Story Harper arrived calm and serene, with a head full of strawberry blond hair on July 12, 2019. After an eventful pregnancy, her family was thrilled when she was given a clean bill of health. Instantly adored by everyone who met her, Harper’s first week...
Rob Wright’s fight against kidney cancer Rob is well known in the West Kootenay and in the Nelson sports community as hockey coach, tennis club volunteer, avid horseman, accomplished metal-worker and a man who is ridiculously generous with his time. His enthusiasm, humour and positive nature hav...
On July 5th James Smith passed away in a catastrophic skydiving accident. James left behind his wife, Marlena, his 3 year old daughter, Cedar, and his 8 month old son, Bodhi. James was a professional skydiver and a self employed carpenter that was well respected by his peers. Although James was a...
Our friend Negar was diagnosed with an aggressive form of cancer that has spread to her bones, lungs, liver, and brain. She has lost her ability to walk and a part of her vision. So far doctors have conducted several tests and scans including full-body MRI, brain scans, spine CT scan, a bone biop...
On Saturday July 4th my Sister, mother along with my nieces and nephews were at a campground near Perth Ontario. While enjoying a campfire an explosion happened that severely burnt my 7 year old nephew. 50% of his body has been affected and he had to be airlifted to Cheo.We have found out someone...
This is the story of Harper Hanki. Our Story Harper arrived calm and serene, with a head full of strawberry blond hair on July 12, 2019. After an eventful pregnancy, her family was thrilled when she was given a clean bill of health. Instantly adored by everyone who met her, Harper’s first week...
Think of the person you love most in the world, the one you would do anything for, well that to us is our dear Christina. Here is her story. Last week Christina received life altering news that will forever change her and her family’s life. Feeling unwell and unlike herself Christin...
Last night one of my best friends, Samuel González (known to everyone as Sam Gonzy) tragically passed away. Everyone knows Sam as the life of the party and everyone that meets him instantly falls in love. He had the ability to capture your heart and always have you laughing. He left a mark on e...
Duncan Gibson was an Etobicoke native who followed in his father’s footsteps by becoming a firefighter with the City of Toronto. For almost 20 years, not only did Duncan dedicate himself to serving the Toronto community as a first responder, he became a husband to the love of his life and a lovin...
His name is Lakhwinder Singh at the age of 18 passed away due to heart attack and brain hemorrhage on July 3, 2020.He was found unconscious in the washroom by his house mates and suffered a brain hemorrhage due to lack of oxygen to the brain. After all the best efforts by the doctors he could not...
With heavy hearts we are mourning the loss of our dear friend Erin Knockwood, and her beautiful daughter Scarlett Ivy, who was born sleeping on July 1, 2020. We will always remember Erin's gorgeous smile and warm personality, and we will miss her every single day. Erin's husband, Ricky, has be...
GoFundMe démarré par la famille de la maman. Cette campagne est mise en place pour venir en aide à la maman qui vit les pires moments de sa vie. Norah et Romy Carpentier sont parties beaucoup trop jeunes. C'est une tragédie qui aura touché le Québec de long en large. Aidez-nous à soutenir...
June 27th 2020 I came out to those who have been in my life the longest, including my partner of 4 years. I expected support considering everyone thought I was bi- up until this point. I didn’t receiveany support. As you can imagine, figuring out your identity isn’t exactly ideal at 23 years...
Lou Lou needs our help. This week, our friend and colleague Lauren was informed that she requires emergency dental surgery to fix a painful and urgent dental matter. The procedure is not covered by dental insurance, and the problem is interfering with her ability to eat, drink and talk. She's in...
On July 5th James Smith passed away in a catastrophic skydiving accident. James left behind his wife, Marlena, his 3 year old daughter, Cedar, and his 8 month old son, Bodhi. James was a professional skydiver and a self employed carpenter that was well respected by his peers. Although James was a...
Raising funds for the Scott W Hagen Memorial Scholarship. Scott was a former Baseball Nova Scotia Regional Director. He has also served in other volunteer capacities over the years, including being instrumental informing the first all girls team to participate in the BNS Provincial Championships...
The African Nova Scotian Freedom School Summer Program 2020 Fundraiser The African Nova Scotian Freedom School is a summer program that was founded in 2020 by longtime, Black community educators in Nova Scotia who believe in the fundamental brilliance, aptitude, and leadership capacity of our...
Appeal for help to send body of manjinder Singh, aged 27— back to his family village Attari, Amritsar Punjab. manjinder singh(manni), My friend suddenly passed away & it’s been really hard on his family. He moved to australia 6 years ago for study and struggled everyday to send money to his mom...
Hello, My name is Amei-lee, I'm a Black Native, graduate student at the University of Alberta. I currently live on the shared and unceded territories of the Kwantlen, Semiahmoo, Tsawwassen, Katzie, Kwantlen, Kwikwetlem, and QayQayt peoples. In a few short weeks I will be moving to Treaty 6 to st...