Submitted by Bruce S. Poulin, State DeputyIt is often said that a volunteer's wage is the difference his or her service makes in their communities. But every once and a while, these anonymous gestures are recognized by a mark of gratitude that underscores their involvement. On March 10, our State Deputy, was the proud recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II Ontario Medal for Good Citizenship (O.M.C.) for his service to his community (in large part to his involvement with the Knights of Columbus). Only eleven Ontarians received this prestigious award this year. Congratulations to our State Deputy who makes us proud [...]

Submitted by Bruce S. Poulin, State DeputyAround thirty Brother Knights from the Peterborough area gathered on Saturday afternoon March 8 for their regular Diocesan Association meeting. Our State Deputy also attended the event where he encouraged members to register for the State Convention.

Submitted by Bruce S. Poulin, State DeputyCouncil #798For the first time this Fraternal year, a Church Drive was held on a 9am Saturday Mass on March 8 during lent. It was impressive to see the number of parishioners who attended this Mass at the Cathedral of St. peter-in-Chains in Peterborough. New prospective members were identified and the process of having them join a Council has begun.

Submitted by Bruce S. Poulin, State DeputyOn March 7, our State Deputy visited Council #798 in Peterborough where he donated the ritual artifacts from the discontinued three degrees that used to be done for new Knights joining the Order. They were donated to the spacious Columbus Hall for safe keeping and protecting our historical legacy.

Submitted by Bruce S. Poulin, State DeputyCouncil #9544The first batch of twelve of the 51 prospects from Holy Redeemer Council #9544 in Kanata were exemplified on March 3. Soon they will be helping their brother Knights from this Council with their programs much to the pleasure of Holy Redeemer pastor, Rev. Paul C. Nwaeze and the Grand Knight, Nicholas Rolheiser.

Submitted by Bruce S. Poulin, State DeputyBrother Knights in the Diocese of Hamilton had the honour to host the 40th Annual Bishop's Charity Dinner and Dance on March 1. The celebration included an Honour Guard of twenty Sir Knights and more than seven hundred people. This effort raises an estimated $60K for charities in the Hamilton region annually. It has become a linchpin in the community support network for the Hamilton area.

Submitted by Bruce S. Poulin, State DeputySt. Michael the Archangel parish in Waterloo hosted an exemplification of sixteen new members. With the addition of these new members the parish now has more than thirty-five members and are ready to start a new Council in the parish. This will be our third Council so far this year in the jurisdiction of Ontario and the only three in Canada to date. Well done brothers!

Submitted by Bruce S. Poulin, State DeputyThe Ontario Knights of Columbus have an internal incentive program whereby Councils and District Deputies, who achieve certain milestones, are awarded points. In other cases, they are given a leather jacket. On March 02, District Deputy #67 and State Online Chairman, Rory Facca, received his leather jacket for achieving star district in the last Fraternal Year. Congrats Rory!

On Saturday March 1st the Regional Basketball Freethrow Championship was held at St. Andre High School in Markham. Special thanks to the Knights pictured above for volunteering their time to allow close to 100 competitors compete for a chance to win their age division.