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April 2025
Niagara Moved for Kids – YMCA Event Brings Energy, Generosity, and Community Impact
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March 2025
Local Resident Gains Confidence and Freedom Through YMCA-hosted Program
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YMCA of Niagara News Archives
2024
YMCA of Niagara Launches Annual Community Campaign and Shares Strategic Vision for the Future
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
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
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
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
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 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
November 16: Leadership announcement
October 31: Ontario YMCAs To Opt In To The Canada-Wide Early Learning & Child Care (CWELCC) System
May 17: Walker Family YMCA update
March 28: Important Child Care Announcement
January 14: Walker Family YMCA update
January 3: Provincial Lockdown due to Omicron (to read the Province of Ontario’s media release, click here)
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
2021
December 10: Active screening requirement (to read the Medical Officer of Health’s letter, click here)
October 25: Walker Family YMCA update (also available to read here)
September 2: Vaccination requirement
August 11: Walker Family YMCA update
June 21: Walker Family YMCA update
June 2: Every Child Matters – a message from President & CEO, Steven Chuang
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
2020
‘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
2019
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
YMCA Move For Kids 2020 – YourTV Niagara
YMCA Move For Kids 2019 – YourTV Niagara