Wow! That's all we can say after another great Coldest Night of the Year(CNOY) walk! Thank you to the volunteers, the donors, the sponsors, our performers, and the walkers - really, everybody who helped make the day a success! So far, across our three walks, we've raised $117,581 - and donations continue to roll in! We also want to thank

At Lionhearts, we often speak about service, impact, and community. We measure meals served, agencies helped, and people housed. But behind every number, every box packed, and every delivery made is something far less quantifiable and far more powerful: the human heart.   To modern ears, the heart is mostly symbolic. We associate it with

Isn’t it amazing how it all adds up?   I’m talking about snow, of course.   The Ottawa area, where I’m based, has seen nearly 33 centimetres of snow since the start of winter, and a Kingston-based colleague of mine said, “Farmer’s Almanac called for a cold, dry winter for Eastern Ontario this year. On a totally unrelated note, Farmer’s

Save the date! We're once again walking in Coldest Night of the  Year, raising funds in the fight against hurt, hunger, and homelessness. The 2026 walk will occur on Saturday, February 28 from 4 - 7 p.m. We are once again walking from École secondaire catholique Paul-Desmarais. Interested in volunteering or sponsoring? Email us at ottawa@lionhearts.ca.

Save the date! We're once again walking in Coldest Night of the  Year, raising funds in the fight against hurt, hunger, and homelessness. The 2026 walk will occur on Saturday, February 28 from 4 - 7 p.m. We are once again walking from Gateway Church. Interested in volunteering or sponsoring? Email us at london@lionhearts.ca.

Have you ever wondered how bears know when to hibernate? Do they just wake up one crisp fall morning and decide, "I'm going back to sleep - see you in March?"   It turns out their bodies pick up on environmental cues like decreasing day length, colder temperatures, and, most significantly, a shortage of food, which triggers physiological

Author Richie Norton observed that, “Every sunrise begins with new eyes.”   For some of us, we’ve been seeing lots of new sunrises lately as kids transition into back-to-school routines and as the daylight shrinks.   As the seasons begin to shift and we start to think about fall weather, as well as wonderful celebrations like

What does your family name mean?   Depending on your lineage, family names come from many different sources. Medieval Europeans, for instance, adopted surnames based on professions, influencing surnames you’ll hear today like Smith, Skinner, Fletcher, or Baker.   You’ll also see last names based on place of origin – that’s where you