Creative Corner
Here are some highlights from the St. James Town Festival!
Keeping it fresh: Market Greens
By Shirley Roberts Officially launched on August 10th, 2022, Market Greens is an initiative in St. James Town that aims to bring affordable fresh fruits and vegetables year-round to low-income residents facing food insecurity. As of 2016, 32% of St. James Town residents have low incomes as compared to the Toronto average of [...]
Adventure Time
By Rowan Flood Traveling and going on trips are great ways to see the world, learn new things and appreciate life. Traveling is also a luxury. Leaving work, your home and going somewhere different can be costly and timely, yet it is something most people enjoy and deserve. Traveling is an adventure that [...]
2022 St. James Town Festival!
By Kaína Mendoza On September 3rd, 2022, after a 2-year hiatus due to COVID, the St. James Town Festival roared back into the heart of the neighbourhood to present a fun-filled afternoon of performances, food, and kids activities celebrating the theme “Hopeful, Resilient, and Stronger - Together.” The special event was a unique [...]
Meet the Toronto Indigenous Cancer Program Team!
By Joanna Vautour and Muriel Lopez The Indigenous Cancer Program (ICP) supports Indigenous (First Nations, Inuit and Métis) patients and families accessing Cancer Care in Toronto. Supporting Indigenous people in cancer care is important because Indigenous peoples experience barriers to culturally safe care and continue to experience racism when accessing health care services [...]
Healthy meals for back-to-school
By Lindiwe Sibanda Consuming a range of wholesome foods from each of the five food groups is the key to good nutrition. Eating foods from each of the following dietary groups will help your body get all the vitamins and nutrients it needs to function. Dairy or a dairy substitute: These foods are great providers of calcium, which is necessary for strong, healthy bones. Fruit: Fruits are an excellent source of [...]
Creative Corner
The Corner@240 is known for being a space of innovation and craft. Check out the amazing projects that staff and community members have worked on! Fish tank blender created by 240 staff, Charmine Tea pot planter Drift wood planter created by Green Ambassador Nina Community library Amazing quilt [...]
See what’s happening around your area!
By Lindiwe Sibanda Cabbage Town Farmer’s Market Find fresh local fruits and vegetables at the Riverdale Farm, open every Tuesday from 3 pm-7 pm! Click here for more info The Bike Clinic The bike clinic is held weekly at both our locations 200 and 240 Wellesley Street. It’s the best bike [...]
Back to school in summer style
By Rowan Flood Heading back to the classroom in a month doesn’t mean that summer is over. Returning to school soon means summer is at its peak! It’s time to truly enjoy the warm days ahead and cherish the moments of a different routine. While some preparation for the fall is necessary with [...]
Oasis and the forgotten pool in St. James Town
By Adonis Huggins and Nea Maaty (Adonis and Nea are journalists with the Focus Media Arts Centre~ a partner of the St. James Town Corner) When you walk a bit further behind Food Basics in the space between the little park and 200 Wellesley, you will see the old empty swimming pool. The [...]
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.
