During the winter of 2022, I found myself living with my brother at small town Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Since there were not many options there to meet queer people, I decided to expand my dating app horizons (at the time I only knew Tinder and to be honest found it quite disappointing), so I googled “best […]
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By: Adewunmi Agunloye St. James Town Community Corner has impacted me and my family positively and it is a must place to visit for assistance if you are a newcomer to Canada and want to quickly integrate into Canadian lives. That is how Amruta Jadhav, an immigrant from India who is presently a homemaker, aptly
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Senior’s Corner celebrates 10 years of exciting programming A significant milestone was reached in November 2022. We are proud of our accomplishments and looking forward to the next 10 years – taking the program to the next level. Thanks to all our partners, collaborators, funders and well wishers of the St. James Town Community for
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Volunteering at The Corner has widened my scope as a social worker says Jecintha Reena By: Adewunmi Agunloye Jecintha Reena, who came to Canada one year ago, has given an account of how she started volunteering at the St. James Town Community Corner. With a background as a social worker in Singapore, she hinted that
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Shedding Some Light on Seasonal Blues By Shirley Roberts The month of December brings a lot of glitter in the way of Christmas tree lights, holiday festivities, and family and community celebrations. For some people, though, the glow is obscured by a sense of mental unwellness. In Canada, dampened spirits can be attributed to the
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Come on, no one is to be blamed here, because it is that time of the year. Get ready to refill your cookie jars, no matter what. It’s National Cookie Day on December 4th! It’s all about giving and sharing thanks to the Dutch for bringing koekie – meaning ‘little cake’, to North America and making
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While looking at the St. James Town Community Corner situated at 200 and 240 Wellesley Street East from afar, one will not be able to know how important this innovative hub is to the entire St. James Town community and its neighborhoods. Not until I joined the organization as a communication and social media worker.
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Roberto Ventura, who immigrated from El Salvador, is a resident of the St. James Town community. He spoke to us about his New Year’s resolutions for 2023. My goal and New Year’s resolution in 2023 is to improve my knowledge of English language, my knowledge of the sewing machine and I am also interested in
Walter Sernaque, is a resident and volunteer at the St. James Town Community Corner @240, he shares his thoughts and goals for 2023 with Adewunmi Agunloye in this interview. Sernaque said this: “My name is Walter Sernaque, I happened to learn about The Corner through a friend when I have my bicycle to be fixed.
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Every year on December 6th, Central Neighbourhood House and SPN members host their annual event for the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women in honor of the 14 women that were murdered during the École Polytechnique massacre in 1989. This year’s virtual event, ‘Shaping our Future Through Allyship and Action: Exploring
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