Mission to Seafarers

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Mission to Seafarers seeks volunteers

Volunteering in Canada took a serious hit during the COVID-19 pandemic. As the world opens up again, and it is safe to volunteer again, the …

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Handmade items go a long way to combat ‘sea blindness’

It is ironic that as I write this article, I am sailing past a long line of cargo ships anchored in the southern waters of …

A group of people stand aboard a ship.

Simply put, it makes me happy

Jill Wyllie volunteers as a ship visitor for the Mission to Seafarers Southern Ontario, which has mission stations in the ports of Oshawa, Toronto and …

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Seafarers in a time of war

Wars, it would seem, have their own set of rules. Which rules, and how they are followed, depend entirely on the side one finds oneself …

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A view from the shore

Once again, the pictures said it all, only this time it wasn’t happening on the other side of the world but on the other side …

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No shipping, no shopping

The world paid a great deal of attention to a gigantic container ship that somehow swiveled in the middle of the Suez Canal and blocked …

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For seafarers, a bit of Christmas cheer goes a long way

2020 provided new perspectives on the work that we do at the Mission to Seafarers, none of which we could have predicted or even expected. …

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Many seafarers stranded during pandemic

Picture this: after a long 14-hour flight from Sydney, Australia, a huge aircraft lands in Vancouver, full of passengers and crew. The passengers happily deplane, …

Judith Alltree in front of a snowy lake and the Toronto skyline.

Big changes coming to Toronto’s port

Last year will not go down as our favourite year, but as it’s now 2020, I think we can say that we made it through, …

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