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A CBC News overview of the Sixties Scoop. While the bill is not expected to immediately turn things around, there were already positive changes afoot across Canada that should be highlighted and celebrated. Indeed, as stressed by Kenn Richard, a founder of Native Child and Family Services of Toronto, “Indigenous approaches emphasize the importance of family and collectivity as a place for safety, and healing. The learning opportunities from this project and others happening now in Indigenous child welfare services can be instrumental in informing improved practices throughout the wider sect...

Confederation College continues to work on advancing its five year strategic plan. Indigenous Learning was identified as a top priority. President Kathleen Lynch says they have worked really hard to address systemic racism in the college. “This is facilitated through education and we have a Negahneewin education strategy that has been created both for staff and students to help us do this.” Lynch says they had mandatory staff training on Indigenous culture and history and had nearly 100% compliance. She notes the work also involves updating all of their policies and procedures to reflect ...

This Toronto man helps people with extreme hoarding clean up their homes Stay in the loop Sign up for our free email newsletter. Unsubscribe anytime or contact us for details. Robert Hollbrook is one of Toronto's foremost providers of hoarding cleaning services, and its seems there's nothing too gross, too mouldy, or too treacherous for him to clean. It takes extreme physical labour to tidy up hoarded homes: cluttered residences that are near unliveable as a result of, more often than not, complex mental health issues. More than that, it takes patience, empathy, and a s...

The Weston Family Learning Centre by Hariri Pontarini Architects. Image © Lisa Logan New designs in Toronto boast soaring forms, unique spatial experiences, and innovative material assemblies. Housing exhibitions and works across multiple mediums, including cinematography, ceramics, and performance-based art, the following projects are home to important civic and public programs. Whether simple, orthogonal buildings or complex, crystalline additions, the designs carefully craft spaces which celebrate light, robust organizational principles, and layered levels of transparency. Reinterpreting ...

December 23, 2020 Today, Mayor John Tory announced that approximately $3.12 million in additional funding will be distributed from the TO Supports Investment Fund to 33 community-based agencies supporting vulnerable populations impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. This round of funding includes $1.96 million from the City of Toronto’s allocation of the Social Services Relief Fund from the Province of Ontario and $550,000 from the Scheinberg Relief Fund. Data continues to show that Indigenous, Black and other marginalized groups are most impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The enhanced COVID-19...