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A celebration of youth 

Youth Day Global brings people together to drive new opportunities forward.  Celebrate young creativity at a festival to rival all others.  The annual festival from Youth Day Global will return for year 17 on July 23 at Yonge-Dundas Square.   Founded in 2007, the organization Youth Day Global has been encouraging young people to showcase their…

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Supporting community mental health through a healing agent

Art therapy groups offer emotional outlet for people who are experiencing different stressors  Younge Street Mission (YSM) is a local charity tackling immediate needs in the community while educating individuals on mindfulness and self-coping skills.  The virtual trauma-informed art therapy group offered by the mental health department of YSM plays a major role in doing…

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Indigenous writing mentorship with Audible 

This year’s Audible Indigenous Writers’ Circle is open for application.   Audible first launched the program in 2021, aiming to boost the voices of indigenous writers in Canada. It is a writing workshop for discovering potential indigenous writers and supporting their industrial development.  This six-month mentorship and workshop program is for individuals who identify themselves as…

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Job training and opportunities for young people

Government to fund training programs for people to start their career as outdoor workers.   This year, Outward Bound Canada received funding from the government’s sectoral initiative program for their training academy.   The training academy is a project responding to the impact that COVID has on the outdoor industry.   The initiative of Outward Bound Canada is…

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$40,000 scholarships for skilled trade students 

Schulich Foundation aims to equip potential skilled trade workers for industrial development with the Schulich Builders Scholarship  A new scholarship program, Schulich Builders, is being launched specifically for local future students enrolling in skilled trade programs at GBC. It is the latest program offered by the Schulich Foundation.  The Schulich Foundation is one of the…

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Engaging in a student wellbeing discussion

GBC’s annual mental health conference is back to discuss student wellbeing as a collective responsibility.  The 23rd Annual Mental Health Conference at George Brown College (GBC) is happening on March 2 at the Daphne Cockwell Centre for Health Sciences, Waterfront campus.  The conference this year will focus on the theme ‘Student Mental Health & Well-Being:…

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