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Sustainable Self-Care

Why should we care about sustainable self-care anyway? #DidYouKnow According to Zero Waste Week , every year more than 120 billion units of packaging are produced globally by the cosmetics industry alone? This contributes to an annual loss of 18 million acres of forest! Many standard self-care...
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School Crossing Guards

When I was in elementary school, I read many story books. I liked the books with the coloured pictures, especially the ones about schools, streets and gardens. The first time I saw a school crossing guard was in a story book. Since I came to Canada, I have been extremely curious to know more about...
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The Joy of Taxes

Canada, like many countries, has a taxation system which exists to collect money from individuals and institutions. The money gained will be transferred to services and I can say that this process is the main difference between Canada many of the countries newcomers come from. Since we were paying...
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Thoughts on good citizenship 

Canadian people and the Government of Canada opened their doors for newcomers and refugees a few decades ago to help them. This country has many organizations and centres to help people, especially newcomers, to start a new life. In this country you have a lot of great opportunities to achieve your...
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My First Field Trip in Canada

On a Thursday in March I had my first field trip in Canada. I remember those days when I was a child and went with my classmates to different places in my country Syria. Although I had made many of those trips in Syria, this one was very special because it made me remember my ancient city Damascus...

BMO supports Mohawk College

(L to R) Trevor Clark, Executive Director, Mohawk College Foundation, Shawn Namvar, Regional Vice-President, Personal Banking, Hamilton and Kim Shippey, Director, Major Gifts, Mohawk College Foundation November 8, 2016 – Members of the Mohawk College Foundation joined BMO, Bank of Montreal to accept...