Led by members of the Community Oriented Response and Engagement Unit (CORE), the Spring Forward Food Drive has, over the past four years, collected more than 67,000 pounds of food and $42,000 in cash and gift card donations from generous members of the public and local businesses.

This year, CORE officers are once again teaming up with 10 local food banks and 13 grocery stores to help address the growing need for food support across the Niagara region. Unlike traditional food drives that focus on the holiday season, Spring Forward was created to tackle year-round food insecurity affecting families and individuals in our community.

The NRPS encourages everyone in Niagara to participate and, if able, consider making a donation to support this important initiative.

We are excited to welcome author Cathrin Bradbury with her newest novel This Way Up.

At the age of sixty-eight, with children well-launched and husband long-exed and recently retired from a demanding career, Cathrin Bradbury realized she needed a map—several in fact, some physical, some of the mind and heart—to guide her through the coming milestones and all of the inevitable "comes with age" stuff. Drawing on her own life and conversations with siblings, younger family members, friends, as well as authorities in social science, philosophy, and literature, Cathrin Bradbury carries us with her as she explores this territory that we all hope to reach, taking on new ideas and adventures with insight, soaring optimism, and a bracing dose of humor.

Cathrin will be in conversation with CHCH host, Annette Ham.