Bocchinfuso Funeral Home Inc

11/19/2025

11/18/2025

The 2025 Toolbox Campaign is officially LIVE! 🧰

Toolbox Project Niagara has officially partnered up with Start Me Up Niagara, with the goal of providing packages of essential goods like hygiene products, snacks, & warm winter accessories for less fortunate men & women in Niagara during the holiday season.

Until November 27th, we are a drop-off point for donations for the Toolbox Project. We will gladly accept everyday essential items such as socks, gloves, toques, general toiletries, hygiene products, gift cards (Tims, McDonalds, Walmart), word puzzles, snacks, etc…

Donations can be dropped off at Boldt Realty at 211 Scott St in St. Catharines, our hours are Monday-Friday 9:00am-5:00pm & Saturday 10:00am-3:00pm.

For a full list of drop off locations, visit www.startmeupniagara.ca/site/toolbox-donation-locations

More information about the Toolbox Project can be found at www.startmeupniagara.ca/site/toolbox-project

11/18/2025

Share the Warmth: Winter Donations Needed!
As temperatures drop and winter sets in, many in our community are facing the cold without adequate shelter, warm clothing, or basic supplies. Exposure to the cold can be dangerous, even life-threatening, for those without a safe place to stay.

We are collecting donations of new or gently used hats and gloves to help provide warmth and comfort. Other helpful items include tarps, hand warmers, and foot warmers.

Donation drop-off locations:

Silver Spire United Church office – 366 St. Paul Street, Monday–Friday, 9 AM–4 PM

Mahtay Café – 241 St. Paul Street, during regular business hours

Every small contribution can make a big difference in keeping someone safe and warm this winter. Let’s look out for one another and share what we can.

11/18/2025

November is children’s grief awareness month. We're sharing this from TalkDeath . They have posted a very helpful resource created by Rachel Osolen about talking to kids about death. Find it on their page.

11/17/2025

Mindfulness Session. FREE to attend, but register ahead please.

11/14/2025

📝Make Your List and Check It Twice in Downtown Thorold! 🎅🏼

✅Attend a Tree Lighting
Celebration of Lights with the Niagara Health Foundation
Enjoy some treats as Niagara Health flips the switch to light up the tree!
📅 Nov 25 @ 5:30pm
📍 Community Credit Union

✅Step back in time and enjoy the sweet melodies 🎶of Victorian Quartet, the McGregor Carollers; singing in four part harmony all your favourite carols!
📅 Nov 29 @ 2-5pm (stick around for the 🎅🏻Santa Claus Parade that starts at 4:30pm)
📍Find them caroling throughout Downtown and in your favourite businesses

✅ Visit with Santa when he stops by in Historic Downtown Thorold:
📅 Dec 20th @ 9am - Breakfast with 🎅🏻Santa (fundraiser for the Legion, Branch 17)
Sponsored by Thorold BIA, One Earth, Chef and Bub Gourmet Ice Pops and Mike Dedivitiis
Get your tickets here --> https://thoroldbia.com/
📍The Royal Canadian Legion Hall (Branch 17), 3 Ormond Street South
🎅🏻Catch Santa strolling downtown in between breakfast and story time.
📅 12:30pm - Story time with Mayor Ugulini & Santa at the Thorold Library
📍Thorold Public Library

✅ Shop Local & Win Big with TapCanadian2Win 🛒
Spend $15 or more at any business in Downtown Thorold over the next five weeks and upload all your qualifying receipts to the contest website for your chance to win one of the remaining 5 draws. Weekly price is $5,000 or $10,000 if you paid with debit! 🎉
📅The contest runs until December 14.
📍@ Downtown Thorold businesses
For full contest rules, including no purchase necessary means of entry and defined terms, visit the contest website at TapCanadian2Win.com or click on link in bio.

✅ Free Holiday Parking in Downtown lots
📅Now until January 1, 2026
📍 lots
*Street parking is limited to 2 hours.
**Reserved permit spots in lots are still reserved for permit holders.

Mark your calendars and join us for holiday cheer, community spirit, and fun for the whole family!
City of Thorold

11/14/2025

🕊️ Healing After Heartbreak

NEW addition to our NAAW lineup for next weeks events!

Join us on Friday, November 21, 2025, from 1–4 p.m. at the Niagara Regional Native Centre in Niagara-on-the-Lake for Healing After Heartbreak — a Healing Sacred Fire Ceremony honouring loved ones lost to addiction and overdose.

Together, we’ll share space for remembrance, connection, and hope as part of National Addictions Awareness Week 2025.

11/14/2025

The coffee that tastes good.

The sun on your face.

The song that makes you cry in a different way.

This is how you keep from drowning In grief.

Let yourself have the small beautiful things. They're not betrayals, they're lifelines. 🖤

11/14/2025

💻 Take your next steps toward employment success!

We’re excited to introduce our new computer lab, designed to help you build skills, confidence, and connections on your path to employment.

At the Work Action Centre, clients can access:
✨ Free computer and internet access for job searching and résumé building
✨ Direct staff support while navigating job boards and online forms
✨ A welcoming space to build computer confidence and digital skills

Your next opportunity starts here!

11/14/2025

In 1894, Richardson saw a problem with the way the bodies of dead people were buried. It was common at that time to simply bury bodies in small, shallow graves or to try to lower their caskets with ropes into a deeper hole. Unfortunately, this required several people to work in unison to ensure that the casket was lowered evenly. Failure to do so could cause the casket to slip out of one of the ropes and to be damaged from hitting the ground. On November 13, 1894, Richardson patented the casket lowering device which consisted of a series of pulleys and ropes or cloths which ensured uniformity in the lowering process. This invention was very significant at that time and is used in all cemeteries today.