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Cambrie’s Little Boxes is in our fourth year of raising funds for Cancer Charities and we have already been hard at work gathering Christmas and every day cards from our… Continue reading "Cambrie’s Little Boxes (Debbie Daggett)"
It’s different here. The walls are vibrant, filled with “Roommate Wanted” signs, advertisements for various events, as well as local ads. It feels like a maze with all these staircases,… Continue reading "Adventures In Waterloo as a Laurier Brantford Student (Alicia Saunders, @AliciaSaun)"
Okay, so you’ve got yourself on a healthy eating plan, you’ve made positive changes to your diet and you’re eating healthy foods, but the scale isn’t moving. So, what’s next?… Continue reading "Shape Up Tips – The Weigh I See It (Joan Minnery, @joanminnery)"
The education system has failed our young people. Old ways, old curriculums, have never been changed. After all, it worked for most students, right? Did you know that as much… Continue reading "How We’re Not Educating Our Children (Belinda Joseph)"
It seems not so long ago that we finished the leftovers from Thanksgiving. The store windows are red, green and gold, and the aisles are bulging with the latest chatty… Continue reading "Building Bridges in the Name of Social Justice (Peter Farrugia)"
In cities and towns across Canada, traditional economic sectors have disappeared. Jobs in manufacturing have decreased, and many experts and economists agree that going forward, Canada will have a “creative… Continue reading "The Economy of Ideas (Rob Rombouts)"
A Dark Life by Herb Harker The child has lived here for an awful long time. I know how old he is; five years going on six soon. He has… Continue reading "A Dark Life (Herb Harker)"
Today seems like it will never end. It’s sweltering in here, and the urine smell isn’t making me feel well at all, at this retirement home job. Today, of all… Continue reading "Diary of a PSW: Robert’s Grief (Brenda Bondy-Caldicott)"
When I was growing up in Brantford, it seemed like few people were bold enough to publicly divulge their Grand River frolics. Whenever anyone did, it was rarely met with… Continue reading "How to use the Grand River (Kait Fowlie, @KaitFowlie)"
Despite stereotypes and assumptions that First Nations men are warriors, Haudenosaunee peoples – both men and women – have always wanted to avoid war. During the era of the War… Continue reading "Commemorating the War of 1812 (Danielle VanEvery, @QueenyD16)"