- 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 - September 2021 - 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 [...]
- 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 - September 2021 - - 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 [...]
- 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. [...]
- By Dimitrije Martinovic - Blending form with function in design and application is always at the heart of architectural projects. Adding social and inspirational factors to the equation can sometimes become less of a priority. But with a project like a public park in a neighbourhood as diverse as St. James Town, [...]
- By Nina Badwal - St. James Town is the largest high-rise community in Canada. With 19 towering residential buildings, it is also one of the most densely populated neighbourhoods in the country. And more high-rises will be popping up here within the next few years. It’s a community composed of a substantial [...]
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.
