MISSISSAUGA, ON, March 8 /CNW/ - The Bargain! Shop plans to kick off their 4th annual Paper Egg Campaign with Easter SealsCanada today. Since 2007, TB!S has raised $445,000 for Easter Seals and with a 2010 goal of $232,000 plans to outperform once again.
Campaign launches have been planned with much fanfare in stores across Canada including Edmonton, AB, Regina, SK, Woodstock, NB (March 10th), and in the Ontario stores located in Kitchener, Perth, Petrolia and Port Credit (Mississauga). There will be special events and guests including Easter Seals Ambassadors at each of these launches.
"Easter Seals is thrilled to welcome back The Bargain! Shop as Top National Sponsor of the Easter Seals Paper Egg Campaign," says Max Beck, CEO of Easter SealsCanada. "TB!S demonstrates year after year how one company's strive for excellence in support of the communities where it operates touches the lives of so many in profound ways. Last year alone, TB!S campaign contributions of $221,000 served more than 100 kids and youth with disabilities and provided them with transformational summer camp experiences and adaptive technology so that they may participate more fully in the world. We cannot thank TB!S enough for their continued support."
"At TB!S, we are absolutely thrilled to be part of this vital campaign to help Easter Seals Kids", says Michael Roellinghoff, President and CEO of The Bargain! Shop. "It's the 4th consecutive year we've been part of this fabulous event and this year, with the enthusiastic support of our associates, customers and partners, we expect another record result!"
Between March 8th and April 4th, The Bargain! Shop customers can purchase a vibrantly coloured Paper Egg for a small donation at any store location across Canada. Purchasers can write their name on this egg, which store staff will then display prominently in the store. All money donated will go towards a number of Easter Seals Programs dedicated to increasing the quality of life for Canadians with disabilities, including the widely known Easter Seals children's summer camps.
Mississauga mayor doesn’t retain emails or meeting records, inquiry told
The Toronto Star is reporting'William McDowell, lawyer for inquiry head Justice J. Douglas Cunningham, expressed concern at a hearing Thursday that documents expected from Mayor Hazel McCallion’s office weren’t forthcoming. It appears that McCallion, 88, who has said she’ll run again this year if her health permits, is not in the habit of retaining documents. The mayor’s office said that once emails are provided to the mayor for reading, they are deleted by her executive assistant, who “does not keep copies of any electronic emails.”'
The Toronto Star is reporting that "Peter McCallion's bid to get the city his mother leads to pay his legal expenses at a judicial inquiry will get a boost this week from a lawyer's letter suggesting how broke he really is."
NEWLY INSTALLED PLAYGROUND TO BE FENCED OFF FOR YEAR DURING CONSTRUCTION
The Region of Peel has issued a Resident Notice regarding the construction of the replacement sewage pumping station in Ben Machree Park.
Construction is to begin tomorrow, Wednesday March 3rd and is schedule to be completed by February 2011.
The notice advises that "due to the nature of the construction and the possibility of vibrations from construction activities" a survey is to be taken "of all buildings in the vicinity in the construction area to verify existing conditions."
Should you have any questions you are advised to contact Ajay Puri, Project Manager (Region of Peel) at 905-791-7800 ext. 5073.
