by adminThreadsofLife | Mar 31, 2020 | Health and Safety, How We Help, Steps for Life
As my first full week of social distancing in response to the rapidly evolving threat of COVID-19 came to a close I couldn’t help but think that March is traditionally a very happy time of year for me; the noon day sun is high and the days are getting longer, buds are...
by Kelley Thompson | Mar 26, 2020 | Health and Safety, How We Help
Wow. Our world in Canada has certainly changed over the last two weeks. The amount of information circulating has reached a certain level of overload in my brain. I took last weekend to re-group, re-prioritize, and make a list of the new things I am grateful for,...
by Susan Haldane | Feb 27, 2020 | Health and Safety, How We Help
After recently preparing her speech at speaker training, CK DesGrosseilliers shares her story at the City of Markham’s Day of Mourning ceremony in April 2019. With a training session for new speaker volunteers this weekend, I’ll let you in on a little secret. We...
by Lorna Catrambone | Jan 9, 2020 | Health and Safety, How We Help
In 2015, the United Nations General Assembly established a set of 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that were adopted by all 193 United Nations Member States, including Canada. These goals set a timeline to end poverty, improve health and education, reduce...
by Shirley Hickman | Dec 26, 2019 | Health and Safety, How We Help, Volunteers
Looking back — to move forward It seems like just a few years ago all the organizations who worked with technology were thinking about what would happen when the clock turned to midnight and we entered 2000. Would the technology of 1999 still function? I was...
by adminThreadsofLife | Dec 19, 2019 | Health and Safety, How We Help
In 2019, 8,400 people across Canada heard directly from Threads of Life family members why workplace safety matters. Each of those 8,400 were touched by the story of a family changed forever. Imagine if next year, an additional 8,400 Canadians could hear that message...
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