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September 2025

• ‘Not on the agenda’: Will Ottawa prioritize accessible housing? – Canadian Affairs
  
  

August 2025

• Hidden ‘death threats’: Why seniors need to take home modifications seriously – Canadian Affairs
  
  

June 2025

• People with disabilities concerned proposed Liberal bill will increase federal taxes – The Canadian Press
  
  

May 2025

• Chartrand: Volunteering in health care can and should change for the better – Ottawa Citizen
  
  

February 2025

January 2025

• Group says disability benefit at risk unless Ottawa moves quickly on regulations – The Globe and Mail
  
• Mississauga residents living with disabilities hit hard by higher cost of living, report finds – Mississauga.com News
  
  

2024

December 2024

• Island elves save the holidays with pop-up Santa letter postal service – Alberni Valley News
  

November 2024

• ‘8.6 million Canadians are now food insecure’: Amanda MacKenzie and Neil Hetherington on how government policy is failing disabled Canadians – The Hub (audio)
  
• Sault Ste. Marie man with disability gets new device through provincial grant – CBC News
  

October 2024

• People with disabilities ask feds to restore 'hope' and raise benefit amount – The Canadian Press
  

March 2024

• Making the Canada Disability Benefit work – Abilities
  
• YMCA joining Project SEARCH partnership in Guelph – Global News
  

February 2024

• UGDSB expands Project SEARCH partnership with YMCA of Three Rivers Guelp – Upper Grand District School Board
  
• Enhanced heart and stroke treatments announced by Health Minister – NTV 
• Course helps disabled students in job SEARCH – The Catholic Register
  

January 2024

• Delayed Sarnia affordable seniors housing expected to open this year – Chatham Daily News
  
• U of G to help high school students with disabilities become job ready – Education News Canada
  
• High school students get hands-on work experience at hospital – Thorold Today
  
• High school students learning through internship with Niagara Health – St. Catharines Standard
  
• New program in Guelph offers internships for students with disabilities – Waterloo Region Record
  
  

2023

November 2023

• March of Dimes Canada secures $469K in funding to break down barriers to employment for youth with disabilities - QUOI Media
  
• March of Dimes Canada secures $1.1M in federal funding to empower stroke survivors - Canadian Insider
  
• March of Dimes Canada to expand successful Mentorability Canada program - Ottawa Citizen
  
• Non-profit raising alarm after study shows how many people who suffer brain injuries end up homeless - City News
  

October 2023

• Local groups to 'Light It Up' purple and blue - MyNorthBayNow.com
  
• Charitable Choices: Len Baker of March of Dimes Canada - Toronto Guardian
  
• RNIP program brought 492 newcomers to Greater Sudbury last year - Sudbury.com
  

September 2023

• HSN Project Search work pathway program enrolls new class - Sudbury.com
  
• March of Dimes Canada launches After Stroke program in NL - VOCM 
  
• March of Dimes Canada brings enhanced stroke recovery support to NL - Ottawa Citizen 
  
• Finding solutions through assisted technology, one patient at a time - UHN.ca 
  
• Project SEARCH HSN helps students prepare for the workforce - Education News Canada
  
• March of Dimes Canada brings health, hope, and humanity to stroke survivors - Saltwire
  
• Student volunteers to give back during Brock Cares Days of Service - Brock University 
  

August 2023

• Local boy with big heart makes big donations - The Post
  
• Jace Weber collects 6.2 million pop tabs, presents cheque to March of Dimes - Midwestern Newspapers Corp.
  
• Making the Canada Disability Benefit work - Policy Options
  
• WineOh! Festival encourages downtown food scene - The Chronicle Journal
  
• Manitoba government selects March of Dimes Canada as vendor for Manitoba Seniors Home Modification Grant Program - Province of Manitoba
  
• Telus' Connecting for Good programs very impressive - Kingston This Week
  

July 2023

• United Way BBQ raises money for community causes - TBNewsWatch.com
  
• Building a barrier-free benefit for people with disabilities - Prince Albert Daily Herald
  
• Accessing hope: How a phone call changed Jennifer Marshall's life - Everything Zoomer
  
• New support group founded for those with brain injuries - 100 Mile Free Press
  
• New program links students with disabilities to HSN jobs - Sudbury.com
  
• Health PEI awarded Stroke Distinction from Accreditation Canada - PrinceEdwardIsland.ca
  

June 2023

• Pioneers of Project Search HSN honoured in year-end celebration - Education News Canada
  
• A garden we love - Oakville News
  
• "I'm constantly behind on bills": Canadians with disabilities hope Bill C-22 passes, addresses gaps - Global News
  
• NL government provides $105,000 for March of Dimes stroke recovery program - Saltwire
  
• New supports for stroke survivors in the province - NTV
  
• What might I expect? The injured brain can create new cells, pathways - Kingston Whig-Standard
  
• March of Dimes Canada receives $105,000 from province to establish After Stroke Program Coordinator - VOCM 
  
• Opinion: It's time for a humane, empathetic, respectful disability benefit - Vancouver Sun
  
• Step Up for Stroke - Global News Morning Halifax
  
• Y&R's 50th Anniversary: Celebrating Kate Linder - The Morning Show
  

May 2023

• March of Dimes Canada and Prosper Canada call on federal government to build a barrier-free Canada Disability Benefit - Cision
  
• Rainbow District School Board honours excellence in education - Education News Canada
  
• Dream, Kilmer, and Tricon launch Toronto's Maple House - Daily Commerical News
  
• Canary Landing, Toronto's newest purpose-built community, launches it's first phase, Maple House - Core Magazine
  
• Mobile carriers urged to improve accessible phone plans for deaf and blind Canadians - Toronto Star

April 2023

• Work resumes at Maxwell Park Place expansion - Sarnia News Today
  
• BC Hydro's GO fund provides $70K to eight non-profits - Energetic City
  

March 2023

• Local man collecting pop tabs for newborn with chronic diagnosis - Collingwood Today
  

February 2023

• Soo's Got Talent singers step up to help brain injury survivors - SooToday.com
  
• Barrie's RVH partners with IMD Health to increase patient access to 'credible, current' health-care resources - Simcoe.com
  
• Y&R's Kate Linder hosts charity tea - Soap Opera Digest
  
• Pop tab tally surpasses goal with a week left to go - Cochrane Now
  
• Kate Linder invites you to tea with Y&R stars - Soaps in Depth
  
• At last! Kate Linder and her castmates are ready to spill the tea - Soaps.com
  
• Stroke survivors are invited to share their experiences and improve After Stroke programming across the country - Airdrie Echo
  

January 2023

• Making the transition - Business in Calgary
  
• Cochrane boy fundraising for new wheelchair one pop tab at a time - Cochrane Now
  
• How Telus is building a connection through transformational and life-changing tech - Daily Hive
  
• Program aims to help more Niagara area patients recover at home - Thorold Today
  

2022

December 2022

• The Journal's Exceptional Person of the Week: David Ashdown - Sarnia Journal
  
• Close to $600,000 for Canadian charities - Canadian Insider
  
• Southern Ontario man profiled by March of Dimes Canada - CTV Northern Ontario
  
• Disability issues around dignity, housing, barriers brought to forefront during IDPD 2022 - Livewire Calgary
  
• Disability advocate Scott McArthur said he never felt disabled until he broke a bone - The Globe and Mail
  
• Canada's top real estate developers and accessibility leaders form coalition to create a more accessible Canada - The Trentonian
  

November 2022

• Kate Linder charity event postponed until next year - Soaps in Depth
  
• Young & Restless' Kate Linder and pals postpone annual event - Soaps.com
  
• Y&R's Kate Linder's charity tea postponed - Soap Opera Digest
  
• Twelve charities to share half a million dollars in donations - Canadian Insider
  

October 2022

• Aiden makes big donation to March of Dimes - Timmins Today
  
• Kate Linder and Friends return to Toronto for charity tea - Daytime Confidential
  
• Kate Linder invites you to tea with Y&R stars - Soaps in Depth
  
• Young & Restless' Kate Linder is hosting the must-attend event of the year - Soaps.com
  
• March of Dimes Canada launching Island Stroke Support Network in PEI - Saltwire
  
• CIBC Foundation launches new initiative with Microsoft to help close digital skills gap across Canada - Canadian Insider
  
• Do you want to age in place? This is what renovations could cost - Globe and Mail
  
• Looking to bring hope to families, local boy collects pop tabs - Timmins Today
  
• As routine vaccination rates fall, polio survivor hopes her story reverses urgent trend - White Coat, Black Art, CBC
  

September 2022

• Project SEARCH, HSN combines class work with hands-on training - Sudbury.com
  
• Project SEARCH, HSN in Sudbury helps students prepare for the workplace - Sudbury Star
  
• Two barriers to aging in place and how to overcome them - TO Times
  
• Don't ignore muscle stiffness after a stroke - remember to REACT - Reader's Digest Canada
  

August 2022

• What might I expect? Intelligence remains but communication is garbled - Kingston This Week
  
• Welland grocery store sponsorship feeds the need - Niagara Falls Review
  
• United Way in Guelph Ont. establishes new funding stream to help marginalized groups - Global News

July 2022

• Collecting pop tabs for wheelchairs - CTV News

June 2022

• 'I don't know how long I can do this': Disabled Ontarians still waiting on federal disability benefit - TVO
• More delivery e-scooters clashing with pedestrians on B.C. streets - Vancouver Sun
• Ontario Brain Institute announces $587K in support of community care - Cision

March 2022

• What it's like to have aphasia, the 'devastating' language disorder Bruce Willis has - CBC
  
• dAge-friendly community grants awarded to St. Mary's, Antigonish groups - Toronto Star
  
• Funding for community projects that help older Nova Scotians stay healthy, active - Government of Nova Scotia

February 2022

• Mark and Rob reinventing the wheel...chair - Hamilton Spectator
• Kate Linder of 'The Young and the Restless' talks about her 2022 OpportuniTea virtual event - Digital Journal 
  

January 2022

• Lambton County housing and office projects continue in Sarnia - Sarnia and Lambton County This Week
  
• Kate Linder to host 'OpportuniTea' event that benefits March of Dimes Canada - Digital Journal
  
• The Young and the Restless Kate Linder to host virtual charity tea party - Soap Central 
  
• Invite these 'Young and Restless' stars into your home for a good cause - Soaps.com
  
• Christian Jules LeBlanc talks about his 30th anniversary on 'The Young and the Restless' - Digital Journal
  

2021

December 2021

• Disability programs can struggle to attract charitable donations - Canadian Family Offices
  
• How assisted technology is opening a world of opportunity to injured artist - Zoomer
  
• Resilience and resourcefulness - Toronto Star
  
• Senior proof: Keeping loved ones safe at home - Canada.com
  

November 2021

• 'Second-class citizens': Auroura advocate for people with disabilities upset with cumbersome ODSP program - YorkRegion.com
  
• Disability coalition presents recommendations for pressing issues to Liberal government - Building Magazine
  
• First signs of construction for new affordable housing - SarniaNewsToday.ca
  
• Black Lives Here: A conversation with the inspirational Ingrid Palmer - Beaches Metro
  
• How March of Dimes Canada helps with support for people with disabilities - Global Edmonton
  
• Life returning to normal at Sarnia's Standing Oaks - Sarnia & Lambton County This Week 
  
• Albertans with disabilities grapple with isolation during pandemic - Calgary Herald
  

September 2021

• How technology is helping Emrick Blanchette find his voice - Reader's Digest Canada 
  
• Want to avoid living in a seniors' home? Start planning now to age in place - Globe and Mail
  

August 2021

• March of Dimes HVMP assists Irwin family with modified van - Lucknow Sentinel
  
• New affordable housing in Sarnia to be built at Maxwell Park Place - Simcoe Reformer
  
• Construction set to begin soon on new affordable housing in Sarnia - Today's Farmer
  
• Advocates hopeful new federal disability benefit could improve access - Advisor's Edge
  

July 2021

• Briefs: Municipal modernization funding - Belleville Intelligencer
  

June 2021

• Stroke rehabilitation moves online and into the community - Centre for Brain Health 
  
• Designing and building for all - At Home in Canada
  
• March of Dimes Canada launches expanded national After Stroke program - Canadian Insider 
• A haul of pop tabs - Owen Sound Hub 
• Health crisis during COVID: Halifax man's recovery from stroke shows sucess of virtual medical care - Saltwire
  

May 2021

• Alix Foundation investing $345K in five local projects - Blackburn News 
  
• Tender out for Access Open Minds renos - Sarnia Observer
  
• ‘Letter: YMCA needs to make bold move, retain Geneva Park' - OrilliaMatters.com
  

April 2021

• ‘We thought polio was a hidden monster waiting to jump out and grab you’ - The Globe and Mail
• The Rob Snow Show - Interview with March of Dimes Canada President & CEO, Len Baker - The Rob Snow Show YouTube
• New funding stimulates March of Dimes charity work - Oakville News
• Comparing the polio and COVID-19 vaccine rollouts - Coast Reporter
• Ready and Able: What will it take to make Nova Scotia fully accessible? - CBC News
  

March 2021

• New Gerry McDole professor to test virtual reality yoga for stroke rehabilitation - UM Today
• Life After Stroke - Health Insight
  

February 2021

• Letter: Geneva Park is a precious gem that must be saved - OrilliaMatters.com
  
• Sudbury Real Estate Board donates almost $15,000 - Sudbury.com

January 2021

• Red Cross backs out of house-cleaning, snow-shoveling services - SooToday.com
• New CHATS program helping to keep local seniors socially engaged - BradfordToday.ca
  

2020

October 2020

• Alternative workforce program helps people in Brampton, Caledon and Mississauga with disabilities find employment - Enterprise
  

• There's a vast 'hidden talent pool' of skilled people: EmployAll team lead - Timmins Today
  

June 2020

• People with disabilities, autism carry a heavier pandemic burden, advocates say - Global News
  

May 2020

• March of Dimes Campaign to help disabled Canadians amid isolation - Toronto Sun 
  
• March of Dimes Canada launches emergency fundraiser amid COVID-19 crisis - Toronto.com 
  
• 'I need help': Coronavirus highlights disparities among Canadians living with disabilities - Global News
  

April 2020

• Eighty years after polio swept North America, we’re still learning lessons from ‘the crippler’ - Toronto Star
  
• Shake up your exercise routine with Nordic walking, ideal for COVID-19 workouts - You are UNLTD

February 2020

January 2020

• Kate Linder Hosts Seventh Annual ‘Opportunitea With Kate Linder & Friends’ In Calgary, Benefitting March Of Dimes Canada​ - Highlight Hollywood​
• Kate Linder to Unite Y&R Stars and Fans for Autographs and Photos at OpportuniTea Charity Event​ - Soaps.com
  
• Y&R's Kate Linder invites you to tea - Soaps in Depth
• Kate Linder's 7th annual OpportuniTea​ - Soap Opera DIgest
• Free training designed to address PSW shortage in Chatham-Kent​ - Chatham This Week
• Organizations team up to offer free PSW training - Chatham Daily News
• Lambton County making a dent in affordable housing needs - Sarnia Observer​
• Simulators make it 'fore' season all year round for golfers - St. Catharines Standard​
• Guitarist finds new way to play music after experiencing a stroke - CTV Toronto