Heartwarming, heartbreaking, history-making, groundbreaking … we invite you to review some of the events reported in 2016 on MormonNewsroom.ca, an official site for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Canada.
For the past 20 years, members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Hamilton, Ontario, have hosted “Help a Child Smile” Christmas parties at their local meetinghouse. Each year, the event attracts up to 250 children with cancer.
http://www.mormonnewsroom.ca/article/mormon-volunteers-give-children-with-cancer-a-reason-to-smile
Syrian refugees coming to Nova Scotia, Canada, will greatly benefit from a massive effort to prepare thousands of donated household items, clothing, furniture, toiletries and school supplies upon their arrival.
http://www.mormonnewsroom.ca/article/church-joins-in-massive-refugee-effort
Nearly 500 participants gathered for the inaugural Canadian Black History Summit held at the Etobicoke, Ontario, building of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on April 16, 2016.
http://www.mormonnewsroom.ca/article/first-canadian-black-history-summit-makes-history
On May 4, 2016, in an effort to protect the population of Fort McMurray, Alberta from a raging wildfire, 88,000 people were ordered from their homes in the largest mandatory evacuation in Canadian history.
http://www.mormonnewsroom.ca/article/devastating-wildfire-provides-opportunity-for-service
A congregation of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Surrey, British Columbia initiated Christian worship services in Hindi and Punjabi on Sunday, June 5, 2016.
Youth from across Ontario attending a youth leadership conference in Waterloo, Ontario participated in a service partnership on August 13, blessing families in need by assembling 174,000 meals in three hours .
http://www.mormonnewsroom.ca/article/mormon-youth-making-meals-and-making-a-difference
One year ago the Canadian government released the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s 94 “calls to action” ~ the result of six years of dialogue, the involvement of three commissioners and the collection of over 6,750 stories from residential school survivors and witnesses.
http://www.mormonnewsroom.ca/article/embracing-reconciliation
Leaders of the Church joined government and community leaders from Manitoba and Ontario on December 3, 2016, to break ground for the much-anticipated Winnipeg Manitoba Temple. This will be the ninth temple in Canada.
http://www.mormonnewsroom.ca/article/ground-broken-for-winnipeg-manitoba-temple