Barrie Concerned Citizens Group Posts

Good morning friends of Fresh Food Weekly, This morning I wanted to show you a testimonial from one of our program recipients. Last summer, on Aug. 11, 2022, I did a post about one of our 74-year-old recipients and a lot of people showed their concern for her so I thought it might be nice to let you all know how she’s doing. I also wanted to let you know that she is still struggling. So here’s what I posted about her on Aug. 11, 2022: I’m starting to realize that most of us are simply not aware of what is going on in our own backyards. I just got off the phone with a 74-year-old woman who left me in tears. Her husband died 11 years ago and he owned a successful glass window installation company in Mississauga. Their son ended up taking advantage of her financially after her husband passed and this is not the first time I’ve heard of an adult child taking advantage of their vulnerable parent. He left her with nothing and now she’s living on a pension that doesn’t give her eno…

I am wondering how much of $$ this cost the city, to probably be hit by a drunk or distracted driver within a week they appear in many many places around the city!! Do not even look very nice in my opinion Source

Anyone lose a car last night? This is at money mart on essa this morning and this mess reeks of joyride and ditch, or impaired driver! Hopefully were wrong but thought we should post it just in case! Lots of onlookers checking it out because it's such a random wreck. We have a picture of the plate as well but don't want to post it for privacy reasons. Either way what a mess! Someone had bad luck last night! Source

****UPDATE**** kitty has been claimed and is perfectly fine. We hope he continues to visit I have a cat that comes to my house between 4-6am every morning.. and sometimes throughout the day. He/she hangs out on the porch, scratching at the door. Lays on the window sill and plays in the backyard. I'm assuming he or she is a house cat cuz they're clean but I'm not entirely sure. The cat is also SUPER friendly and tries desperately sometimes to come in the house. I dont mind the cat coming around I was just wondering if someone was looking for the cat or if the he/she was just a friendly outdoor cat We're in the southeast end near Big Bay Point and Loon Source

Are you looking for a hands-on and educational activity for your kids this summer? Fresh Food Weekly is hosting a ‘Healthy Cooking Summer Workshop for Kids’ fundraiser on Monday, July 17th at Countryside United Church from 3-5pm for children ages eight to 12. Children will be making a crispy chicken parmesan for the main course, and lemon raspberry scones for dessert, so your child will come home with dinner ready to eat! This two-hour workshop will be taught by my mom, Mary Dyck, who is donating her time to help out with this fundraiser! My mom has had a big influence on my own eating habits because she has spent the last eight years teaching children about eating healthy, out of Soldier’s Memorial Hospital in Orillia. 50% of the registration fee will go towards feeding recipients currently on our food security program (the rest is for food!) For more information and how to register, please visit: https://www.freshfoodweekly.com/lead-collection Thank you, Leah Dyck #…

Does anyone know how to go about unlocking the BBQ grills along the waterfront? They are always locked. Do we have to reserve them in advance? Source