YMCA Announcements 

Dr. Ian Brown, one of 12 outstanding Canadians appointed to the YMCA Fellowship of Honour

YMCA Launches National ‘Shine On’ Campaign to Showcase Impact Across Canada

Six in Ten Canadians Surveyed Have Little or No Sense of Community, New YMCA Research Reveals

YMCA of Niagara Receives Funding from Government of Canada’s Community Services Recovery Fund

YMCA of Niagara Celebrates $5,000 Contest Win to Boost Child and Youth Programs

New Centre Of Community Opens In Partnership With the Niagara Region to Positively Impact Children, Youth and Families in St. Catharines

YMCA of Niagara and Zehrs Partner to Ignite Potential in Children and Youth in 16th Annual Give a Little, Help a Lot Campaign

June 9: Niagara This Week – Niagara West YMCA gets nearly $116K for new boiler

New Boiler Installation at YMCA of Niagara Elevates Community Comfort and Sustainability

Igniting Potential Through Partnership with the Welland Jackfish

April 2: YMCA Move for Kids on YourTV with Mike Balsom

March 27: YMCA Move for Kids Returns April 13th

2023 

September 6: YMCA of Niagara Proudly Partners with Garden City Classic Event for its Inaugural Year

September 1: YMCA of Niagara Appoints Christian Wulff as CEO

August 28: The YMCA and Walk Off The Earth Reimagine The Y.M.C.A. Anthem, Focusing On Youth Mental Health

July 25: Stay Safe: Every Day is Drowning Prevention Day at the Y!

July 13: Give a Little, Help a Lot Campaign Returns to Support YMCA of Niagara for 15th Year

June 1: The YMCA of Niagara makes a very special delivery to 500 families

May 19: YMCA of Niagara joins the Many Seeds App

February 27: Niagara Falls facing ’limits’ in accommodating influx of asylum seekers, mayor says

February 17: Niagara sees ‘surge’ in demand for services as Quebec migrants transferred to Ontario

January 10: Government of Canada investing nearly $7 million for young people’s mental health

YMCA of Niagara in the news

2023 

YMCA Niagara Facility Updates, via YourTV

YMCA of Niagara hosts a Grant Recognition Event for Ontario Trillium Foundation (OTF), via myNiagaraOnline

YMCA of Niagara receives $498,000 grant from Ontario Trillium Foundation, via PelhamToday

2022 

Volunteer at the YMCA: Board of Directors & Fitness Instructors, via myNiagaraOnline

An update on the Walker Family YMCA from Steven Chuang, CEO, via iHeart Radio

YMCA of Niagara campaign says community is ‘stronger together’, via Niagara This Week

The YMCA of Niagara launches the Community Campaign for 2022, via myNiagaraOnline

Hear from Morena Bertholds About The YMCA’s Stronger Together Community Campaign, via iHeart Radio

An update on the Walker Family YMCA from Steven Chuang, CEO, via Newstalk 610

St. Catharines Y could be part of new residential development plan, via St. Catharines Standard

YMCA close to finalizing sale of St. Catharines building, via iHeart Radio

YMCA of Niagara Launches Successful Backyard Swim Program, via myNiagaraOnline

An interview with CEO Steven Chuang, via iHeart Radio

Zehrs’ Give a Little, Help a Lot Campaign selects YMCA of Niagara as a charity of choice during a critical time, via myNiagaraOnline

YMCA charting new course in post-pandemic Niagara, via Niagara Falls Review (also seen on Toronto Star, St. Catharines Standard, Niagara This Week and Welland Tribune)

An interview with CEO Steven Chuang, via iHeart Radio

YMCA of Niagara day camp director gears up for busy summer despite the pandemic, via St. Catharines Standard

New and Continuing Virtual Programs for All Ages at the YMCA of Niagara, via myNiagaraOnline

YMCA of Niagara names new chief executive officer, via St. Catharines Standard

YMCA of Niagara to lead project training women and youth for construction and manufacturing jobs, via St. Catharines Standard

Fitness industry reacts to Niagara lockdown changes, via Niagara This Week

Niagara Region names 11 clinic sites to vaccinate 80-plus population, via Niagara This Week (also seen on Niagara Falls Review, St. Catharines Standard and Welland Tribune)

YMCA’s ‘Social Society’ will offer safe social connection during pandemic, via Niagara This Week

‘I absolutely miss it:’ Gym goers have to find new ways to work out during lockdown, via Niagara This Week

YMCA of Niagara Introduces Social Society Program, via myNiagaraOnline

Keep Moving From Home with YMCA Niagara, via myNiagaraOnline

‘We’ve been brought back to life:’ Welland YMCA reopens after 9-month closure, via Niagara This Week

Kids from Walker YMCA Child Centre send Linhaven some Christmas cheer, via Niagara This Week

Pandemic places Niagara YMCA in precarious position, via St. Catharines Standard (also seen on Niagara This Week, Niagara Falls Review, Welland Tribune and iHeart Radio)

Family and Children’s Services continue to support vulnerable families over the holiday season, via ThoroldNews

New Outdoor Playground at Niagara Centre YMCA Made Possible With the Support of the Groch Family, via myNiagaraOnline

Peace Medal award recipient Andrew Harwood discusses the award, via YourTV

YMCA of Niagara Peace Medal recipients made significant contributions to local community, via Niagara This Week

YMCA of Niagara Honours Local Peacemakers during YMCA Peace Week, via myNiagaraOnline

Niagara Centre YMCA in Welland to resume programming at end of month, via Welland Tribune

Heavy lifting for the Niagara YMCAs, via St. Catharines Standard

YMCA seeking Peace Medal nominees by Halloween, via Niagara This Week

Nominate a peace maker for the 2020 YMCA Peace Medal, via myNiagaraOnline

Vale Centre reopens walking track, YMCA, via Niagara This Week

Three of Niagara’s five YMCA’s reopening, via iHeart Radio

YMCA Niagara reopening starts at three branches, via St. Catharines Standard

YMCA summer day camps wrap up without any positive tests, via St. Catharines Standard

YMCA Day Cares in Niagara to take phased-in approach to reopening, via iHeart Radio

YMCAs message to kids – move, stay fit and be healthy at home, via St. Catharines Standard

YMCA Summer Camps In Niagara Cancelled, via iHeart Radio

Free YMCA virtual resources available during isolation, via Niagara Falls Review

YMCA Niagara recognizes Fort Erie senior for her dedication, via Niagara This Week

Pandemic can’t stop YMCA, via BPSN

YMCAs of Niagara Offer Online Tools, via My Welland

Now more than ever, our charities need our support, via St. Catharines Standard

From boot camp to yoga, YMCA launches 60 free online classes for people stuck at home, via The News Tribune

YMCA Niagara closes health, fitness, aquatics facilities, via St. Catharines Standard

In the swim of things for YMCA Niagara’s Move for Kids, via St. Catharines Standard

Niagara ready to Move for Kids at the YMCA, via St. Catharines Standard

Strike camps help alleviate stress for Pelham parents, via St. Catharines Standard

Niagara boys on mission to send children to camp, via Niagara Falls Review

School strike day camps in Niagara, via St. Catharines Standard

YMCA of Niagara bursary trying to address lifeguard shortage, via Niagara Falls Review

Kids learn about healthy living from YMCA, via Niagara This Week

Healthy Kids Day celebrated at Niagara Falls YMCA, via Niagara Falls Review

Healthy Kids Day encourages youths to get active, via Welland Tribune

What’s going on here? 310 Woodlawn Road, via Niagara This Week

YMCA volunteer says giving her time makes her feel like a million bucks, via St. Catharines Standard

YMCA of Niagara exceeds Move for Kids goal, via Niagara This Week

YMCA Move for Kids event surpasses $75K goal, via Niagara Falls Review

Niagara ready to Move For Kids at the YMCA, via Niagara This Week

It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s… YMCA Move For Kids, via Niagara This Week

Niagara YMCA branches hope older adults will bust a move for health, via Niagara This Week

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COVID-19 Niagara Update: April 7, 2020

COVID-19 Niagara Update: March 23, 2020

YMCA Move For Kids 2020 – YourTV Niagara

YMCA Move For Kids 2019 – YourTV Niagara

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