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September 29, 2006
Volume 7 Issue 09
Circulation 7,018
Subscribers
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ERC
Celebrates
Its
Wonderful New Location! |
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by Stephen Beaupre,
Employment Resource Centre Resource Officer
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Bill Waicus, SfC
Operations Manager; Teresa Damaso, External Relations Manager at
Toronto Lakeside Service Centre Canada; Jane Cullingworth, SfC
Executive Director |
Tuesday, September 26, 2006 will be remembered as a banner day in
the history of the Skills for Change ERC.
On that morning, the Centre provided a warm welcome to a number of
distinguished guests, who helped us mark the start of operations at
our new location. We are now located at 1139 College Street West, just
west of Dufferin.
Ribbon-cutting honours were shared by three people who played a key
role in making our beautiful Centre possible: Teresa Damaso,
External Relations Manager at Toronto Lakeside Service Canada
Centre, Skills for Change Executive Director Jane Cullingworth, and
our agency’s Operations Manager Bill Waicus. A particular thank you
to Service Canada for their support and funding of our new centre.
The architect of the new ERC, David Fujiwara, and our contractor Max
Tischler, also received accolades for their fine work in designing
and putting into operation our new facility.
Guests from the community, as well as members of the SfC family,
joined in this momentous event. Now we can all look forward to many
years of productive and enjoyable work in our new home! We will be
planning an open house later in the fall – stay tuned for details.
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Annual
General Meeting |
You are
invited to
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celebrate 24 years of
Annual General
Meeting
Join us as we celebrate our volunteers and
mentors,
and kick off our 25th year of
service
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
at Sala Caboto
40 Playfair Avenue
(see
map below)
Keynote address:
Honourable Mike Colle
Minister of Citizenship and Immigration
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Reception |
6:00 - 6:30 |
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Meeting |
6:30 - 7:00 |
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Program |
7:00 - 8:00 |
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Dancing |
8:00 - 10:00 |
You are welcome to continue the
celebration with us as
we dance the night
away with our DJ!
RSVP by Friday, October 13th to
Corina Carvallo 416-658-3101 x 237 or
by
email
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NPA
Call for Nominations |
Skills for Change
proudly presents
the
15th Annual New
Pioneers Awards
(NPA)
“Celebration of Diversity”
Thursday, March 22, 2007
Metro Toronto Convention Centre
Invitation for NPA Nominations
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Many years ago, Skills for Change
recognized the need to raise public awareness about the
contributions made by immigrants and refugees to Canadian
communities. As a result, we created the New Pioneers Awards as a
vehicle to positively and publicly recognize newcomers and their
achievements. On March 22nd, 2007, we will host our 15th Annual New
Pioneers Awards gala event - celebrating the outstanding
accomplishments of immigrants and refugees who now call Canada
“home.”
Do you know someone who is an immigrant to Canada and who has
significantly contributed to our GTA community?
If yes, we invite
you to nominate these outstanding immigrants or refugees for
recognition in one of the following 6 NPA Award categories:
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- Arts
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Community Service
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Entrepreneurship
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Science and Technology
- Youth
- Skills
for Change Graduate
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For nomination
details, please visit our
website,
speak to Samantha Koon at
416 658-3101 ext. 231, or email
koon@skillsforchange.org.
Closing date for nominations: October 31, 2006.
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Free
Information Sessions |
- Settlement Information Session for Newcomers
- Tuesday, October 3 at 1:30 pm
- Information Session for Engineers
- Tuesday, October 10 at 1:30 pm
- Information Session for
Accountants - Tuesday, October 17 at 1:30
- Information Session for Accountants
- Tuesday, Nov 14 at 1:30 pm
For more information, click
here.
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About
Skills for Change |
Established in 1983, Skills for
Change (SfC) is a registered, non-profit agency providing learning and training opportunities for
immigrants and refugees
so that they can participate in the
workplace and wider community."
It is located at 791 St. Clair Avenue West, Toronto, Ontario M6C
1B7.
We can be reached by phone (416 658-3101), fax (416 658-6292) or
email.
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About our Programs
and Services |
- Our Programs and Services
calendar can be downloaded
here in
pdf format. To view a complete list of our programs and
services, click
here.
Alternatively, go directly to the program/service home page of
your choice:
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