Elizabeth Peratrovich
Sometimes I can get a little paranoid, and today was one of those times. Look at that gorgeous Google doodle for today. I spend a certain amount of time looking at Alaskan legend as a source of art images for my quilting, so when I saw the Google doodle, I thought it was one of those targeted things.
Not so.
As it turns out, it is a doodle honoring an Alaskan Tlingit woman, Elizabeth Peratrovich. I’ve taken the following from Wikipedia (to which I donate, so I am comfortable sharing what they have to say. I love that it is updated to show today’s doodle.) This woman was something special:
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#WomenInspiringWomen: Primrose Chareka, Citibank Software Developer
Inclusion on the Dean’s List in her graduating class at Queen’s University, Schulich Leader Nominee, high school athlete – Primrose Chareka is your classic over-achiever. She currently works as a software developer at Citibank – a huge accomplishment when you think about how under-represented women are in the technology field. All of these things are resume builders, but they do not necessarily make someone inspirational, but Primrose Chareka is that too.
Chareka was born in Harare, Zimbabwe and moved to Canada when she was four-years old settling in Antigonish, Nova Scotia when she was seven. Many immigrants that come to Canada struggle for years, but Chareka’s parents grew out of poverty and she was inspired by their strong work ethic. Settling in Antigonish turned out to be a blessing in disguise when at the age of 14, Chareka lost both of her parents and the community took her in.
7 new cases of COVID-19 reported in Nova Scotia Saturday
Nova Scotia is reporting seven new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday, including one more at a poultry plant in the Annapolis Valley where an outbreak has been declared. The province now has 61 active cases.
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Nova Scotia reported seven new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday.(Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press)
Nova Scotia reported seven new cases of COVID-19 in the province Saturday.
The number of active cases has dropped to 61, down from 65 on Friday.
Three of the new cases are in the province s western health zone. Two are close contacts of another case and one is an employee at Eden Valley Poultry in Berwick, N.S., where the province recently declared an outbreak of COVID-19 after several employees tested positive for the virus.
HALIFAX Ally Hancock, a fourth-year student at Nova Scotia s St. Francis Xavier University, said she s a bit apprehensive about her flight back home to Toronto for the upcoming holiday break. I ll be nervous going on a plane. My mom s telling me to wear two masks, but I think it ll be fine, Hancock said in a recent interview, adding that after a long semester stationed in the province, she s looking forward to seeing family. I m really close to my mom, so it s always been a really big priority to go back to see her. Like many other students in Atlantic Canada, Hancock is planning on leaving to see family outside of the region, a trip she s taken every year since she enrolled at the university. But this year, her travel is shadowed by fears over travelling during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.