(October 5, 2021) October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month (DEAM). The movement takes place each year to acknowledge and promote the contributions and inclusion of people with disabilities in the workplace. Disabilities are complex and can include both physical and cognitive impairments; some people are born with disabilities, and some … [Read more...] about Disability Employment Awareness Month: From surviving to thriving
‘Hardwired for connection’: NL artists talk shop after 18 months of covid
(October 5, 2021) In the spring of 2020, when the pandemic arrived in Canada, NL artists joined their colleagues across the country as among the first to experience a severe disruption to their livelihoods and ways of working. The arts sector is a major economic driver—second only to the transportation sector for its decline in earnings in 2020, according to The … [Read more...] about ‘Hardwired for connection’: NL artists talk shop after 18 months of covid
Ginelle Skerritt appointed new Chief Executive Officer of York Region Children’s Aid Society
(September 30, 2021) The Board of Directors of the York Region Children’s Aid Society (YRCAS) has announced the appointment of Ginelle Skerritt as its new Chief Executive Officer, effective October 12, 2021. Ginelle Skerritt is an executive with over 30 years of leadership experience in the non-profit sector, most recently in the position of Vice President of Vibrant … [Read more...] about Ginelle Skerritt appointed new Chief Executive Officer of York Region Children’s Aid Society
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
(September 30, 2021) Today, as the country commemorates Canada's first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, we are reading the 2015 Summary of the Final Report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada. And we invite readers to join us in taking some time today to think about the legacy of residential schools, Canada's treatment of Indigenous people, the … [Read more...] about National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
Orange Shirt Day kerfuffle: Choosing Indigenous designers
(September 28, 2021) Eyebrows were raised when the Hudson’s Bay Company started selling orange shirts reading Every Child Matters in advance of September 30, Orange Shirt Day, the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. Orange Shirt Day, the tradition of wearing an orange shirt on September 30 grew out of the St. Joseph Mission Indian Residential School Commemoration Project … [Read more...] about Orange Shirt Day kerfuffle: Choosing Indigenous designers