I have no Christmas cheer. Christmas is nothing but how much money you spend to keep everyone happy. My father also passed away December 15. I was blessed December 23rd to have my Christmas cheer and belief in the SPIRIT strengthened. I was at a store in the checkout line and there was a couple in front of me and the woman was talking about chocolate covered cherries. I told her that every year I would buy a couple boxes for my dad. She said her dad loved them too. She then left the line to run and grab some. She bought a few boxes and checked out but before she left she turned around and gave me a box and said "here is a box in the memory of our dads". I was so touched I could barely say thank you. It is really important to me that she knows just how much a box of chocolates meant to me. I couldn't thank her enough for how that heart warming present and gesture meant to me. She made me remember that what she did is exactly what Christmas is about.

Updated December 21st with more cases being reported.


The Public Health Agency of Canada is collaborating with provincial public health partners, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency and Health Canada to investigate an outbreak of Escherichia coli O157, commonly called E. coli. The outbreak involves five eastern provinces. Based on the investigation findings to date, exposure to romaine lettuce has been identified as the source of the outbreak, but the cause of contamination has not been identified. The outbreak appears to be ongoing, as illnesses linked to romaine lettuce continue to be reported to the Public Health Agency of Canada. These illnesses indicate that contaminated romaine lettuce may still be on the market (including in restaurants, grocery stores and any establishments that serve food). At this time, the investigation evidence suggests that there continues to be a risk of E. coli infections associated with the consumption of romaine lettuce.

Because of the ongoing risk in eastern Canada, the Public Health Agency of Canada is advising individuals in Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Newfoundland and Labrador to consider consuming other types of lettuce, instead of romaine lettuce, until more is known about the outbreak and the cause of contamination.

The outbreak investigation is continuing, and this public health notice will be updated on a regular basis as the investigation evolves.

For all the up to date information click the link below. It will take you right to the page on health Canada's site regarding this.

Link: www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/public-health-notices/2017/public-health-notice-outbreak-e-coli-infections-linked-romaine-lettuce.html

Want to say Thank You to the Elves who knocked on my door and were seen running from my house the other night after leaving a big box of food including a Turkey. I don't know how you knew I needed help with Christmas, but thanks to you I can now have a proper Christmas dinner with my kids . Bless you all and Merry Christmas

I want to send a huge thank you to the lady and her son at Food Basics/ downtown today that randomly came up to me and handed me a gift card for groceries. Truly appreciated, it helped out with our shopping for our Christmas dinner. I wanted to give you a huge hug. It is so nice to know that people truly do care. So if your reading this thank you again. I will definitely pay it forward :) May you have a wonderful Christmas.

Just wanted to give a heads up for the people that live on the 2500 and 2600 block of Byng and surrounding streets. There has been a man walking up and down the street.(1am-3am) serveral times, checking car doors. Last night a neighbour scared him off by flicking their lights on and off. He ran across the street and hid since he set off motion lights. He was also seen going into peoples mail boxes around 1am. Please lock your cars and doors ...

Dedicated crossing guard out on her corner dressed as Mrs. Clause for her kids & even brought along a special guest, her hubby Santa! My aunt is always an amazing person but as usual, she just stepped it up! Christmas is kinda her thing- so much that in our family she has earned the name "Mrs. Christmas". So when i saw on Facebook that her & her eldest son went out all dressed up for the kiddies....i knew I had to "Spot" these guys who shared their Christmas Spirit to others.

A mother and her two daughters bought new earrings from my store and the daughters were so excited they wanted to put them on right away. They sat down beside my store and started to put their new earrings in. I look over and I can see them looking on the ground for something so right away I knew they dropped part of their earring and couldn't find it. The little girl came up telling me that she dropped her ball. Normally we do not replace balls if dropped but we will discount your next purchase but with it being Christmas time and the little girl being so sad I walked over to them with a new earring in my hand saying "Merry Christmas". The little girls face was priceless. She smiled from ear to ear. She got her earring in finally and she was so happy. As they were leaving the little girl came up to me with a tim hortons gift card and said "Merry Christmas" sweetest girl everrrr. Thank you to the Mom and 2 daughters. You have been spotted :) :)

I just got off work and decided to fill up my car before the gas prices go up. I went to the UPI in Belle River, and there they still pump your gas for you. The young gentlemen filled my car and when I went to pay pay he said "your're all set". I said are you kidding me? He said no "this one's on me". I was shocked and said thank you and Merry Christmas!
I had made a post a few months back about this gas station because of an error of being over charged by $10, which turned out to be an honest mistake by a nice young man. I'm not sure if this was the same young man or not, but Thank You! Your kindness touched my heart!
Cheri from Belle River