Interested in working for the City of Toronto and want some insider tips on how to most effective way to prepare your resume for jobs with the City? The City of Toronto has very clearly spelled out their expectations for resume and cover letters submitted for vacancies they are recruiting for. They even provide lists of useful verbs for various skill areas. Reviewing this advice … Continue reading City of Toronto Resume Guide
Enjoy All the National Parks and Historic Sites of Canada! In honor of Canada’s 150th year, entrance to all national parks and historic sites will be free of entrance fees for everyone in 2017. Where: all national parks and historic sites in all provinces and territories in Canada. When: January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2017. Additional free admission begins 2018 onwards … Continue reading Parks Canada Entrance Free in 2017
Experience Ways of Finding Peace in Your Own Mind and Loving Kindness Towards Everyone Ths meditation is Buddhist teaching at the Kadampa Meditation Centre based on the book Eight Steps to Happiness: the Buddhist Way of Loving Kindness. You need not be a Buddhist nor be interested becoming one to participate. You may just come away from this experience with a calmness needed in our … Continue reading Meditation for World Peace
Busy Hands Can Calm the Mind What started as a search for a worthwhile project for a volunteer knitting group at St. Joseph’s in London, Ontario, is resulting in whimsical colorful creations called twiddle muffs that soothe and calm people with dementia. Read all about it. Watch a group of ladies in St John, New Brunswick make and talk about their work and the meaning … Continue reading Twiddle Muffs???
This is What it Sounds Like When Adults Read Their Kid Thoughts Thank you Dan Misener for hosting this laugh packed podcast. I have been so lucky to see one of these nights of readings and laughed until my face hurt. Tune into Grownups Read Things They Wrote as Kids and enjoy. Continue reading Grownups Read Things They Wrote as Kids
Get Fresh Vegetables and Fruits at Prices Significantly Lower than Supermarkets Good Food Box has been around across Canada since 1990. This non-profit volunteer run organization was founded on the belief that everyone has the right to good food. Priority for sourcing quality produce is what is local and sustainable. In Toronto alone, 1500 boxes per week are packed and picked up. I have used … Continue reading Good Fresh Food, Great Prices
Do You Want To Earn Money Preparing Tax Returns? Are You Self Employed And Need To Prepare Your Own Tax Return? Do You Need Help Completing The CGA Taxation 1 (TX1) Course? This Skills for Change course is designed to follow the general structure of the Income Tax Act. It will cover major income categories and applicable rules used to calculate net income for tax … Continue reading Skills for Change Brings You an Accelerated Training Course in T1 Income Tax Preparation
One of the funniest people I have ever heard, Canadian comedian Russell Peters, will have you laughing out loud as he tells a story of what his father, who is an immigrant from India, did one weekend to show his Canadian born son that he knew what to do to ‘be Canadian‘. We do love to have fun talking about our own families and identities. … Continue reading How to Become a Canadian
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