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TOA shows off their style
TOA, a trio of teen brothers from Sudan, will unveil their first video, Freak My Style, on Friday, July 29 at Avenue Theatre. The siblings, Muta, Namso and Moto, moved to Edmonton in 2005 and learned...
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Shout out to Culina Muttart and U of A Grads
Two graduates from the University of Alberta’s Bachelor of Commerce program have partnered with Culina Muttart to come up with a way to feed those in need at the Hope Mission. The joint program is...
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Bamboo Ballroom BoostR
The folks at popular local boutique Bamboo Ballroom (8206 104th St.) are launching a crowdfunding campaign to get their store online. Their Alberta BoostR campaign goes live Thursday, helped along by a...
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Blankets for the homeless
Home decor and furniture retailer Urban Barn is launching its seasonal “Blanket the Country in Warmth” campaign, offering up new fleece blankets to homeless shelters across the country in exchange for...
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Mealshare hosts pancake breakfast on July 18 in Churchill Square
Mealshare – a program that lets diners contribute to charity while eating meals in restaurants that care – is launching in six more Edmonton restaurants on July 16. To celebrate this, and to raise...
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Second chance brings real thanksgiving at Edmonton's Hope Mission
Thankful for jail — that’s how Katie Archibald is feeling this weekend. She and 26 other women celebrated a very special thanksgiving dinner with the Hope Mission’s Wellspring Recovery Community Friday...
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Big turnouts expected for free Christmas meals in Edmonton
Up to 600 people are expected at a free Christmas dinner Friday served up by staff and volunteers at Boyle Street Community Services. “Everyone is welcome to come,” Laine Wannechko, Boyle Street’s...
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Hope Mission hosts Coldest Night of the Year
Over 40 teams and hundreds of walkers signed up to brave the chilly weather in downtown Edmonton to help raise money for Hope Mission. This is the sixth annual Coldest Night of the Year for Hope...
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Province announces $1.7 million for homeless shelter upgrades
The Urban Manor Housing Society is getting money it needs to fix a leaky roof, part of a $1.7-million fund announced Wednesday by the provincial government to address maintenance and repair issues at...
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Hope Mission food truck set to cruise across Alberta this summer
Edwin Badong and Rodel Luquingan have a lot of driving to do this summer, taking the Hope Mission’s new food truck across Alberta. On Friday, the two were busy serving grilled cheese out of the brand...
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Paula Simons: Is Edmonton 'homeless quarter' good social policy?
In 1929, as the Great Depression hit Alberta, the Rev. Harold Edwardson and his wife Hillie, opened a small soup kitchen and homeless shelter just north of downtown Edmonton. That original shelter had...
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