As Canada's leading child and youth mentoring charity, Big Brothers Big Sisters facilitates life-changing relationships that inspire and empower children and youth to reach their potential, both as individuals and citizens.
We believe that people working in partnership with a collaborative spirit through volunteer service, is the best method for providing a social support system of services to assist in the individual attaining a level of personal well-being. Such a system then is: consumer centered, well coordinated, resource sensitive, well planned, accountable, equitably accessible and offers an array of services directed towards optimizing and maintaining quality of well-being for individuals within their community.
From curling on ponds and rivers in 1875, a split two-ice rink with natural light in 1877 at the new 'Palace Rink', to an upgraded two sheeter side by side at the 'Palace Rink' in 1920, to the George Street skating – hockey shared facility in 1953, to the
Arthur is a great place to live, shop and play. Established businesses are expanding and new ones are coming into Arthur. Arthur has an excellent infrastructure and a vibrant dedicated workforce. It's a rural setting with many ''big city'' amenities.