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Fund-raising Dinner

Thank you to those who supported our dinner on April 17, 2026 and to who was our guest speakers Robert Patterson and Bill Reist and who spoke about the Friends of Grain Elevators. A special thank you to the Current River Community Centre for their support. $1,852.90...

2025 in Review

We ministered to seafarers, which in 2025 included working with 120 ships and transporting 1,070 seafarers. The Seafarers’ Centre at Keefer Terminal was staffed on 161 evenings staffed on 161 evenings out of a possible 272 evenings (59%), with 128 sailors visiting....

Christmas Gift Bags

Thank you to those in 2025 who donated for the Christmas Gift Bags , knitted toques and mitts, and to the team that put them together. In December, we delivered 468 gift bags, including 3 gift bags for female seafarers, to 26 ships, which was a record for our...

Skirting Project updated

The Seafarers’ Centre is a house trailer. The blocking supporting it needed to be renewed, as the north end of the trailer had dropped a couple of inches. The skirting was replaced in 1994 and it has since deteriorated and needed to be replaced. The scope of the...

2024 Year in Review

We ministered to the seafarers from ocean-going ships, which in 2024 included working with 148 ships and transporting 1,938 seafarers. The Seafarers’ Centre at Keefer Terminal was staffed on 201 evenings with 223 sailors visiting. 2024 tied with 2000 for the busiest...