by DeeAnn Mercier | Aug 16, 2016 | Life at The Lighthouse, Poverty, Social Issues, Staff, Stories of The Lighthouse
Pat grew up in Toronto and graduated from the Canadian College of Business and Computers in 2002. She worked in customer service and IT before deciding it was time for a change. “Toronto is one of those cities where basically you love it or you hate it. With Toronto...
by DeeAnn Mercier | Aug 15, 2016 | Addictions, Affordable Housing, Homelessness, Housing Plus, Life at The Lighthouse, Mental Health, Social Issues
Kevin O. grew up in Gull Lake, Saskatchewan. As a teenager, he received a six string guitar from his parents for Christmas and immediately fell in love with music. He taught himself to play and eventually switched to the bass when he started his first band called The...
by DeeAnn Mercier | Aug 11, 2016 | Life at The Lighthouse, Social Issues, Stories of The Lighthouse
Rick M: University of Saskatchewan Alumnus Rick M was born and raised in Saskatoon. He graduated from Evan Hardy Collegiate and studied Public Administration at the University of Saskatchewan, then got into sales. “My first job out of university was with the greeting...
by DeeAnn Mercier | Jan 15, 2016 | Coldest Night of the Year, Coldest Night of the Year, Donate, Events, Life at The Lighthouse, Upcoming Events
On February 20th, Saskatoon has something to celebrate – and so could you! Coldest Night of the Year 2016 YXE from Red Mango Pictures on Vimeo. That’s the night folks in Saskatoon will join thousands of others in 75 cities across Canada in “The Coldest Night of the...
by DeeAnn Mercier | Dec 8, 2015 | Addictions, Emergency Shelter, Homelessness, Housing Plus, Life at The Lighthouse, Lighthouse in the News, Media, Poverty, Social Issues, Stories of The Lighthouse, Videos
Formerly homeless Veteran, Teddy shares his story of recovery and hope at the Lighthouse encouraging others to make changes in their lives. Way to go Teddy! To watch the news segment click here.