Submitted by Bruce S. Poulin, State DeputyFor the first time in our 125-year history, the State Council played a fundraising hockey game against the Flying Fathers for the benefit of the Special Olympics in Ottawa on April 27. Almost 400 people showed up for the game. Highlights included Father Patrick Blake who is an alumni of the Flying Fathers (1966-2006) who helped with the ceremonial puck drop; "Shooter" the Ottawa Hockey Stars' Mascot; an honour guard from the Knights of Columbus Fourth degree; several Special Olympic athletes; and the OPS and Correctional services. Thanks to the many volunteers for all of [...]

Submitted by Bruce S. Poulin, State DeputyAfter a Church Drive in the morning, followed by training and a Diocesan Meeting, our State Deputy ended Saturday March 8 with another Church Drive later that day. This time it was held at Immaculate Conception in Peterborough where Fr. Jozef Vano graciously allowed us to conduct a Church Drive.

Submitted by Bruce S. Poulin, State DeputyOn April 24,Ottawa city councillors Rawlson King and David Hill met with our State Deputy, Bruce S. Poulin, at Veterans' House Canada in Ottawa to present him with the official proclamation from the City of Ottawa declaring April 20 - 26, 2025 Knights of Columbus week in honour of them holding their first annual State Convention in Ottawa since 1974.

Submitted by Bruce S. Poulin, State DeputyCouncil 9742Almost 100 people showed up for the annual Council 9742 in Ottawa spaghetti fundraising dinner in appreciation of their Chaplain Rev. Lindsay. The dinner included cake and a live band and dancing. A good time was had by all and many said they looked forward to the next event at the parish hosted by the Knights. Well done brothers!

Submitted by Bruce S. Poulin, State DeputyCouncil #10619 Seven hours and four church drives later, the recruiting team from Council #10619 in Mississauga saw a final count of 17 prospects on April 6. By way of comparison, the last fraternal year, the members of this Council had recruited five members and missed their Star Council award by one new member. The difference this year was that this Council's recruiting efforts were supported by the senior leadership in accordance with our State Deputy's Monthly Membership Growth Calendar action plan. In fact, this was also the first time in the Council's history that [...]

Submitted by Bruce S. Poulin, State DeputyCouncil #8951More than 140 brother Knights families and parishioners gather for a special dinner to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the establishment of Council #8951 in Port Perry. The event featured a montage of photos, cake and a live band to entertain. as usual the members of Council 8951 put in an extraordinary effort and it showed. Congrats to the members and families of Council #8951 in Port Perry!

Submitted by Bruce S. Poulin, State DeputyOne of the remaining Diocesan Association held their meeting on April 5, in London West a few weeks before the annual State Convention. A new executive was elected. Some of the 30 members who had gathered for the meeting also called for a resumption of their Columbian Service Day. Finally, two candidates running for the position of State Warden also spoke to those present.