We are getting excited for the Santa Claus Parade tomorrow! Our members are making the final touches to the redecorated float and we hope to be waving at most of Port Colborne from our 17th position in the parade. Usual route (I think). Parade begins around 6:30. Clarence Street will be the best view of…

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This week the Port Colborne Optimist Club presented a $1000 sponsorship cheque to the Wave Girls Hockey Association at the VALE health and Wellness Centre. Pictured left to right are Optimist Club treasurer Claire Beauregard, U11 Wave goalie Luna Menger, and Wave Director of Sponsorships and Media Relations, Jessica Grabell. Our sponsorship contribution will help…

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A little housekeeping for those that want to know, following up from the once more SOLD OUT Canal Days Duck Race! I’m going to say it… we like to keep our ducks in a row. Thanks to everyone involved, particularly those that bought tickets and our gloriously generous sponsors. On another note we also wish…

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A few days ago the Optimist Club once more celebrated Canada Day in the park at H.H. Knoll, Port Colborne. We had food trucks and craft vendors. We had balloon twisting and face painting. Bouncy castles and kids games. We had live music throughout the day, including a military band. The National Anthem, speeches, and…

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With the Fishing Derby behind us we can focus on the biggest event of our year, the Canada Day celebrations! For over 20 years the Optimist Club has organised this community event in H.H. Knoll park, Port Colborne, to celebrate Canada Day. We have craft vendors galore. The famous Optimist Club penny sale. Free kids…

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Fathers Day saw our biggest event yet as kids and adults came from far and near to join in the fun at the 2025 Kids Fishing Derby in Port Colborne. With entrants lined up around the block to sign up we had our hands full from the start. Members handed out buckets and worms, took…

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The Optimist Club is always looking for ways to help our community and particularly youth. Our motto is, after all, ‘Friends Of Youth’. We thought, wouldn’t it be a fantastic idea to combine the two? On October 23rd the Port Colborne Optimist Club is holding an open house initiative to explore interest in forming a…

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As July draws to a close the highlight event of the Summer approaches once more here in sunny Port Colborne. The annual Canal Days festival which brings visitors from not only across the region but the whole of Ontario and even the United States, draws over a quarter of a million each year to celebrate…

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