- By Nick Gurevich - It was love at first sight. There she was, in the flower garden, at the rose bush surrounded by her sisters – the truly fairest of them all. He had never seen anything so wonderful, so resplendent in his life. Of all the flowers the Nightingale had admired [...]
- By Georgina Alford - Labour Day, celebrated on the first Monday in September, recognises labour movements across America and Canada. Since 1894, Labour Day has been a statutory holiday, helping to build a working-class identity and allowing time for rest and relaxation outside of the workplace. Some historians trace the origins of [...]
- Aarti Sharma - In February 2019, Tapaswini Mohanty, a mother of a 6-year-old, was about to finish her internship in software testing. Mohanty had not worked in Canada since she moved here in 2016. However, the effort she was putting into her internship made her optimistic, and that with the blossoms of the [...]
- Christina Tran, (Registered Dietitian) & Yvonne Yorke Breakfast is commonly referred to as “the most important meal of the day.” There are many reasons for this as breakfast is intended to provide us with the energy that we need to start our day. This is especially important for school-aged children. Having a [...]
- By Nina Badwal - This September 30th, we will commemorate the first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation – a statutory holiday to remember the tragic legacy of residential schools in Canada. A bill creating this new holiday (Bill C-5) was unanimously passed by the Senate in June 2021. Establishing a national holiday [...]
- By Nea Maaty - For almost two years, Toronto and many parts of Ontario have been dealing with a lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Education-wise, students are either homeschooling, involved in virtual schooling or a combination of the two. One thing we do know is that students are not having the [...]
The Corner celebrates 10 years of community achievements in October and we are having a party. Stay tuned for the exact date and venue. In the meantime, you can contribute to this exciting event by submitting art, stories, anecdotes or poems about what The Corner means to you at anniversary@stjamestown.org. [...]
- By Nina Badwal - - Suicide intervention is one of the emerging priorities in St. James Town according to the St. James Town Service Providers’ Network (SJTSPN). The SJTSPN is a group of agencies that promotes equitable social and economic development initiatives and provides informal economic opportunities and population specific services. “Over [...]
- By Georgina Alford - - Human trafficking encompasses the coercive recruitment and transportation of people, both within countries and between them. According to the United Nations, human trafficking is a fundamental violation of human rights and has enduring implications for the lives and well-being of victims. Women, men and children can [...]
- By Nick Gurevich - - One day a stranger came to a small, remote village. He looked like a man in need – his clothes were worn out, and he was tired and hungry. Some villagers took pity on him and gave him bread and water which he accepted with gratitude. [...]
Nalini Pandalangat, Director of Newcomer Health & Specialty Services, Sherbourne Health, is a Registered Social Worker with the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers. She completed her PhD at the Institute of Medical Sciences, University of Toronto, and has extensive experience leading projects and programs in the community health, hospital and international development sectors. Her PhD was on cultural influences on help-seeking, treatment and support for mental health problems in the Sri Lankan Tamil community. Her research and program interests are focused on immigrant mental health, gender and health, cultural competence, health care access and health equity. Currently she is part of a core team working on the development and dissemination of a refugee mental health framework.
