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Shannon, Queen's Square | July 5, 2021
Your tile, just like you, matters… and every one of us fits. We belong together.
Feeling a bit fragmented and disconnected? We get it! So many of our... Read More»
Shannon, Queen's Square | May 1, 2021
This past year has brought more than a little change for everyone – and the Idea Exchange Volunteer Program has been no exception. As our facilities... Read More»
Shannon, Queen's Square | April 1, 2021
If 2020 taught us anything, it is that our lives, and the lives of those in our community, are connected. We’ve learned that our behaviour impacts... Read More»
Shannon, Queen's Square | March 1, 2021
Cambridge Memorial Hospital and retirement home staff have been taking care of our loved ones for a year now – tending those in the hospital, and in... Read More»
Shannon Markle | February 12, 2021
"I wish there was something I could just do!"
We've all said that in the past year, haven't we? Wanted to 'just do' something to ease the stress,... Read More»
Shannon, Queen's Square | December 1, 2020
Don’t we all just need a little feel-good project this winter? A way to keep our thoughts uplifted and uplift others. A way to say ‘I’m thinking of... Read More»
Shannon, Queen's Square | February 1, 2020
March Break is a time every school child waits for all year. A break from bleak, cold winter days, time of freedom and exploration, of morning... Read More»
Shannon Markle | October 16, 2019
Volunteer Profile: Jeevan Vivanganathan
Like many, Jeevan Viveganathan escaped his early years in mundane suburbia by moving to hip downtown Toronto... Read More»
Sheridan Flietstra | September 26, 2019
Volunteer Profile: Charlotte Turner
Grade eleven student Charlotte Turner has accumulated a surprising hoard of life experience. Charlotte can play... Read More»
Sheridan Flietstra | September 24, 2019
Volunteer Profile: Sherry Dai
Ever need a breath of fresh air? A departure from the daily grind that brings some variety and well, – O2 – to your... Read More»