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The Oxford Dictionary definition of discrimination is “Treating one or more members of a specific group unfairly as compared with other people. Discrimination may be illegal on the ground of sex, sexual orientation, race, religion, disability, or nationality.”
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Downsview community member youth volunteers and workers partaking in the weekly food bank. Photo credit: Pastor Bill Sunberg
A man, a father and an inspiration to many, Pastor Bill Sunberg. Pastor Bill Sunberg has been a Pastor of the Emmanuel Church of the Nazarene located on 1875 Sheppard Ave W, North York, ON M3L 1Y6 since January 1, 2005. He has worked as a Pastor in Nova Scotia for ten years and has worked in Vancouver for four years. Pastor Bill grew up in the United States of America but has lived most of his life in Canada and says that this is where he belongs. It is where his heart is.
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COVID-19 has resulted in unprecedented impacts on many companies and stores, especially small businesses. On November 9, 2021, City Council approved a 15 percent reduction in the property tax rate for small businesses through a new property tax subclass. This tax relief effort is widely viewed as a step in the right direction to make taxation fairer in our pandemic recovery.
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A series by Sheri Alcordo’s Grade 7-8 class at Gulfstream Public School.
Dear Editor,
Greetings, I am a grade ⅞ student from the Toronto School. I am writing to share my opinion about Truth and Reconciliation Day on September 30th.
I am writing to you to talk about the things that were going on in the residential schools. In my opinion, I think us, all students, should have an assembly of Truth and reconciliation to show how bad it was for the Indigenous students getting bullied, being treated unfairly, and being hated on for what identity they were
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Doug Ford's Conservatives have commercials out saying that "We are the party saying yes"
While that may be true for big capital projects that help the development industry, it has not been the case with the education file. Ontario is last in working out a deal to develop a more affordable child care system with the Federal government.
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A series by Sheri Alcordo’s Grade 7-8 class at Gulfstream Public School.
Dear Editor,
Good morning, I'm a Toronto Grade 7 student in Mrs. Alcordo’s Class at Gulfstream PS. I'm going to talk about Truth and Reconciliation Day today. You might wonder, "What is Truth and Reconciliation Day?" It's a day to honour the Indigenous children who have passed, survivors of the residential school system, as well as their families and communities.
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A series by Sheri Alcordo’s Grade 7-8 class at Gulfstream Public School.
Today, youth in public schools are learning the relevance of student voice. That is, having the opportunity to view perspectives using different lenses about social justice issues, have dialogue, reflect and then think of ways to impact a larger audience to take action. Award winning teacher, Sheri Alcordo makes a point of providing learning opportunities for her students to be empowered and engage in cross curricular, culturally relevant and inclusive learning, in this case, letter writing, for an intentional purpose.
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Can’t join? Visit the jfm+ Community Engagement Space at Jane Finch Mall, located across from Shoppers Drug Mart, to learn more. Photo credit: jfm+
With the arrival of the Finch West LRT, our community is already growing and changing in new ways, including new development. The owners of Jane Finch Mall recognize the mall’s significance in the community and have created jfm+ to start the process of planning for the future of the Jane Finch Mall site.
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Author, Speaker, Paralegal Sandra Anin. Photo credit: Envoyphotography
From November 25th to December 10th every year, Canadians recognize 16 days of Activism against Gender-based Violence. The first day, November 25th is International Day for Elimination of Violence against Women. According to the United Nations (UN), 1 in 3 women will experience physical or sexual violence in their life (usually by their partner), 52% of women in marriages make their own decisions about sexual activities, and 71% of all human trafficking victims are women and girls, and 3 out of 4 are sexually exploited.
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Women’s March for equality in public spaces. Photo credit: Ehimetalor Akhere Unuabona
With the celebration of Women’s History Month happening in October, many great pioneers to remember have paved the way for us all. Women’s History Month is a time to reflect on women’s outstanding contributions to Canadian society.
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