By Dimitrije Martinovic - August 2021 - 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. [...]
By Nina Badwal - August 2021 - 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 [...]
Written by grade 6 students at the Dr. Eric Jackman Institute of Child Study Lab School We will begin with the land acknowledgement, because we will be using the land and need to respect this place where Indigenous people have lived and continue to live. We would like to thank the First Peoples [...]
By Nina Badwal - July 2021 - Muslim families planting flowers in a garden to honour the Indigenous residential school survivors and the children who never made it back home. That was the scene outside the St. James Town Community Corner on June 30th. The annual event, “Honouring Memories, Planting Dreams” started [...]
- By Raagave Kanaan - “A lot of places in downtown Toronto are crowded because of buildings and we have limited access to green space. We need more green space because it’s good for the environment and helps people to move around and get connected to other people. Children can use the space [...]
By Georgina Alford - April 2021 - . Earth day is a global movement to create awareness about the impact we have on this earth’s natural resources and taking action to reduce our carbon footprints. In 1970, people were becoming increasingly conscious of the environmental impact of human activity. As a result, [...]
- By Yvonne Yorke - . Since Earth Day's founding over 50 years ago, April 22 has been an occasion for people to reflect on how they can better treat the environment. Did you know that high-density living, such as an apartment building, is much more environmentally friendly than living in a [...]
- By Munira Yusuf - We interview Resource Worker, Alaa Mohamed, to discuss sustainability, Repair Café, and how the pandemic has impacted The Corner @240. 1) Can you please tell us about the current programs/workshops that are happening at the 240 and how residents can join? At the 240, there are different domains which [...]
- By Georgina Alford - . Last March, The Corner@240 welcomed Lara Mrosovsky, author of “Grow Without A Garden”, for a series of workshops teaching residents about gardening on balconies. Gardening does not only have aesthetic benefits, in fact, a scientific report has listed a wide range of health and mental health [...]
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.
