- By Nina Badwal - Most of us can agree that the COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way we live our lives and how we work. In St. James Town, a community that was already experiencing food insecurity, some residents have had to make career changes in order to sustain themselves. The third [...]
- Yvonne Yorke - Swimming is to the Canadian summer what skating is to the Canadian winter. It doesn’t matter if you are in a lake or a pool, nothing beats the cool water temperatures on a hot summer day. To ensure that swimming remains cool and refreshing, please keep these water safety [...]
- By Shirley Roberts - Just steps south of St. James Town, Toronto residents and visitors will find an urban gem that is accessible to all, free of charge. Located on the east side of Sherbourne Street, west side of Jarvis, from Carleton to Gerrard – Allan Gardens stands as a legacy to [...]
- By Georgie Alford - After one of the most severe recessions the world has ever seen, it is unsurprising that global discussion has centred on economic recovery from the pandemic. Despite government funding, the International Labour Organisation warns that large corporations, small-businesses and individuals have all been left in struggling economic positions. [...]
- By Nea Maaty - In the heart of St. James Town, you will find one of the most multicultural schools in North America – Rose Avenue Junior Public School. The school has a student population of over 650 students. For more than 15 years, they have integrated community gardening into their curriculum [...]
- By Aarti Sharma - Residents of SJT share their experiences of Canada I call Canada the cold land of warm “thank you” and “sorry”! I am Aarti Sharma, mother of an active 7-year-old boy. I believe that within 3 days of arriving in Canada, I had exceeded my annual quota of [...]
- By Nina Badwal - Residents waiting in line at a pop-up clinic in St. James Town to get their COVID-19 vaccination shot. More than 150 people came out on a sunny Saturday in St. James Town to get vaccinated against the coronavirus. A pop-up clinic offering the Pfizer vaccine [...]
- By Leffe Monette - In memory of the 215 Indigenous children found buried on the grounds of a former residential school in B.C.: UNEARTHED They were there and heard you crying As you took your first breath, they welcomed you With loving arms, and hopeful dreams, Unaware of what the others would [...]
- By Nina Badwal - A group on a bird walk (Photo: Andrés Jiménez Monge) A recreational activity that was once seen fitting for retired white men is now attracting a diverse group of people. Bird watching – or birding which includes the visually impaired – has reached an all-time high as we [...]
- By Nea Maaty - Since the onset of the pandemic, affording food has become more difficult, particularly for people living in low income communities. Food insecurity is still one of the major issues in St. James Town especially after the economic drop that has affected many people due to the COVID-19 lockdown. Although [...]
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.
